The Green Goblin is now a realistic possibility
Sources including Gizmodo and Gizmag speculate that it’s powered by a turbine engine fed by a backpack full of fuel. According to the heat (and crazy crazy stats) this beast is throwing off in the above video, that would make sense. Zapata also says that the board is capable of full autonomy for up to 10 minutes.
GG didn't take a break every sixth of an hour.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Malcolm wrote:Sources including Gizmodo and Gizmag speculate that it’s powered by a turbine engine fed by a backpack full of fuel. According to the heat (and crazy crazy stats) this beast is throwing off in the above video, that would make sense. Zapata also says that the board is capable of full autonomy for up to 10 minutes.
GG didn't take a break every sixth of an hour.
Right, but when compared to the modern hoverboard it's pretty easy to excel in this space:
That shit don't hover. It's a sideways skateboard. I can only wonder why they didn't design those to run horizontal ... oh yeah, the dude who designed the skateboard wasn't a certified moron.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
This has potential. Given modern control systems you could force it to hold just a few inches above ground and have a limited horizontal velocity while maintaining balance for the user. But that fuel consumption is going to need a lot of work.
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