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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, Insightful) by Grishnakh on Monday May 25 2015, @10:41PM
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
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) by davester666 on Tuesday May 26 2015, @08:44AM
Welcome to the internet. You must be new here.
(Score: 1, Troll) by Mr Big in the Pants on Tuesday May 26 2015, @08:21PM
lol. Hardly.
But when people post things they think are highly intelligent rebuttals and are just hopelessly ignorant I enjoy pointing it out.
It makes me feel like Sheldon.
(Score: 2) by Mr Big in the Pants on Tuesday May 26 2015, @08:30PM
You can mark it flamebait because it burns, but it's still true.