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"textContent": "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.\n\nContinue Reading\n\n**Category:** Urban Transport, Transport\n\n**Tags:** Skateboard, Hoverboard, Experimental, Magnetism, YouTube, DIY, Suspension",
"title": "Mad genius attempts hoverboard build, fails, but lands a floating board"
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