And even though Mattel sucks at inventing hoverboards, French researchers have made some headway with the Mag Surf (which requires a liquid nitrogen-powered superconductor and a magnetized track). More consumer-friendly is the Onewheel, a Kickstarter-funded conveyance that resembles the end result of a Goldschlager-fueled evening between a skateboard and an electric unicycle.
Onewheel
They basically did this to a Segway.
The Onewheel cites the hoverboard as an inspiration, but it doesn't levitate, which really is our yardstick to gauge all incipient technology. (Genetically modified crops too: Don't tell us you've improved the lima bean unless that shit can fly straight into our damn mouths.)
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