Mad genius attempts hoverboard build, fails, but lands a floating board
New Atlas: Technology-Innovation-Outdoor News [Unofficial]
March 22, 2026
Mad-as-a-hatter British inventor Colin Furze recently set out to create a real-life version of the hoverboard from Back to the Future II. Technically, he failed. But what he built along the way has its own considerable merit: a double-deck skateboard where the top platform floats above the lower one through the repulsive force of neodymium magnets.
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Category: Urban Transport, Transport
Tags: Skateboard, Hoverboard, Experimental, Magnetism, YouTube, DIY, Suspension
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