hoverboard

Lexus has made a functional hoverboard and has given us a 2 minute video of skaters actually riding the thing. Pro skater Ross McGouran gives it a go in this video in Barcelona, Spain. Ross hits rails, rides bowls, and rides on water. “I’ve spent 20 years skateboarding, but without friction it feels like I’ve had to learn a whole new skill, particularly in the stance and balance in order to ride the hoverboard. It’s a whole new experience,” Ross McGouran “Superconductors made of yttrium barium copper oxide are inlaid into the body of the board. Placed into two reservoirs within, this […]