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posted by CoolHand on Monday May 25 2015, @10:03PM   Printer-friendly
from the where-the-f-is-our-jetpacks dept.

Yes. Back to the Future: Sclog reports that a Hoverboard, ridden by Canadian inventor of Romanian descent Catalin Alexandru Duru, has broken the Guinness World Records record and delivers realistic performance targets!

Seriously, it looks like this is the equivalent of the Wright Brothers flight!

From the Guinness article:

Catalin reaches a height of 5 metres on his prototype hoverboard covering a distance of over twice that of two full sized football pitches before gently landing in the exquisite waters of Lake Ouareau in Quebec, Canada. He claims that the machine, which he built and designed over the course of 12 months, can be used anywhere and can reach 'scary heights' which he would like to potentially explore in the near future.

 
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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Mr Big in the Pants on Monday May 25 2015, @10:21PM

    by Mr Big in the Pants (4956) on Monday May 25 2015, @10:21PM (#187759)

    Is it a hover board though?

    It seems more of a multiprop helo/VTOL with a passenger platform on top. Or should all helicopters now be called "hover boxes"?

    Yes, its technically a man carrying board that hovers, no it is not what I think of when I think "hoverboard"....

    And did anyone else think "Green Goblin" when they saw this...ok...so everyone I guess...

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Grishnakh on Monday May 25 2015, @10:41PM

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Monday May 25 2015, @10:41PM (#187765)

    It's a board that a person stands on, and it hovers, ergo it is a "hoverboard".

    There is nothing in the word "hoverboard" which implies that anti-gravity generators or suspensors must be used for lift.

    • (Score: 1, Flamebait) by Mr Big in the Pants on Tuesday May 26 2015, @04:27AM

      by Mr Big in the Pants (4956) on Tuesday May 26 2015, @04:27AM (#187869)

      You have completely missed the nuance of my post and have even gone to the trouble of repeating one of its sentence to show your ignorance.

      Thank you.

  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 25 2015, @10:56PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 25 2015, @10:56PM (#187770)

    When he can land without splashing, and has enough confidence to fly it over rocky ground, I'll be impressed.

    When the batteries can last more than 2 minutes, I'll be very impressed.

  • (Score: 1) by o_o on Tuesday May 26 2015, @10:22AM

    by o_o (1544) on Tuesday May 26 2015, @10:22AM (#187947)

    Hi there, Mr Elephant-in-the-room. No, I do not think this is a hoverboard- more like a dude balancing on top of two drones. But who cares, this still rocks!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 26 2015, @12:04PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 26 2015, @12:04PM (#187975)

    Is it a hover board though?

    Well, like a hovercraft, it blows air downwards. The question is whether it works by creating a higher pressure below which lifts it, like a hovercraft does. If so, I'd consider "hoverboard" an accurate description. If, however, its lift comes purely from the momentum transfer to the air like with a helicopter, the term is indeed misleading.

    • (Score: 2) by Mr Big in the Pants on Tuesday May 26 2015, @08:24PM

      by Mr Big in the Pants (4956) on Tuesday May 26 2015, @08:24PM (#188250)

      Considering the height he was relative to the size of those props I can only imagine it is the air. Hovercraft need to capture the air with skirts to exert enough force over feet.

      But then I am not an engineer.