Do Hoverboards Exist? A Look into How They Work

Quincy · Mar 15, 2010

I found this article online about how hoverboards work and was wondering if it was legit: http://cvip.fresno.com/~chelz/howitworks.html"
If hoverboards exist, wouldn't they be mass produced/marketed by now?

Ivan Seeking · Mar 15, 2010

It is absolute nonsense. In order to use the Earth's magnetic field to levitate an electromagnet, a ridiculous amount of power would be required for the electromagnet; far more than would ever be practical. The other statements regarding "gathering energy" make no sense at all.

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