Talk:Hoverboard/Archive 1

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Archive 1

Shadow the Hedgehog's hover shoes

Could hover shoes be invented using the same technology we have for hovercraft? And how far down in the future do you think it would be before real hover shoes like what Shadow wears would be real? --Admiral Roo 18:43, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

I guess anything's possible. As for when, that's impossible to determine. When the technology becomes availible I guess.

The Real Story

In 1992 Boeing developed a real hoverboard and was preparing to release it to the general market as a technology demonstrator. However, these plans were halted when some kids stole the hoverboard, then took it out over the ocean and drowned.

Almost correct, but your forgot to insert the words "space alien" before kids and "magma" before ocean. --Fxer 23:14, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

how it (looked like it) worked in the movie

If you go to snopes, they have a page on the urban legend that the hoverboards were real, but weren't released due to risk of death/severe injury. Essentially (it explains this in greater detail on the page), there was a truck with a frame hanging off the side from which the "hoverboard" and rider were suspended. The wires were then edited out in post-production. It says that the boards were actually nailled to the rider's shoes (I'm unsure if it was a stunt double or not in those scenes, but I wouldn't be surprised). 205.188.117.69 03:31, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Technology

Since the Earth's magnetic field is something like 0.00006 tesla at its strongest points, I don't think it's going to be supporting anything like human weight, ever; the repulsive force it can exert is pathetic, too weak by six or seven orders of magnitude. The whole section is pretty much rubbish, so I removed it.

Good call. Chris Cunningham 08:05, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:50, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Just cleaned up some stuff

Figured I'd explain on here some of the (accidentally anonymous) edits I just made. I can't imagine there would be any disagreement on this, so I added some wording in the opening paragraph to clarify that the device was a purely fictional product. I also removed a section that was redundant (expanded unencyclopedically on a separate section), and which was added today by an anonymous user with no previous edits to his or her credit. I also removed an unsourced reference to "J.D. Hover" (the toy was clearly a product of Mattel), and neutralized the language in the "Function" section of the infobox. It previously indicated the board floated on a cushion of air, but that is just conjecture. When Marty found himself stranded above the pond/fountain in front of the courthouse, the water beneath him was not being disturbed by forced air, which pretty much disproves the air cushion theory, to say nothing of its lack of air intake or noisy compressor. We all have our pet theories, so the neutral "unknown means of levitation" is the way to go. I'm not married to my wording, but the ambiguity should be preserved if anyone wants to take a stab at polishing the language. Aoystreck (talk) 06:35, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

GADGET SHOW!

Errr shouldn't you put about how they actually made a fully functional overboard on the gadget show. Look it up on YouTube.

I really thing you should mention that —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.17.220.146 (talk) 15:08, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

a company

From the help desk, I'm moving a request here.

I find an error with your hover board article. It says its a fictional item but I found a company that makes them

http://www.futurehorizons.net/hoverboard.htm

Have a great day!

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.235.208.220 (talk • contribs) 2010-09-19T01:45:28

%Gryllida^talk 02:00, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

That is based on hovercraft technology, just like those made on Mythbusters, The Gadget Show and It's Effin' Science. Devil Master (talk) 17:00, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Hoverboards don't work on water, unless you've got power

There should be acknowledgment that hoverboards, as depicted in the original source material, only work above solid surfaces, that in order for them to work on water, some sort of forward propulsion system is required. allixpeeke (talk) 02:14, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Pre-Back to the Future?

Is BTTF really the origin of this? It seems to be more generic that that, like jetpacks or something.--Viridis 10:21, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

--83.108.18.29 13:24, 15 April 2007 (UTC) The hoverboard is'nt fictional, they realy hover, they have existed for years, but athoreties (Or sumtin) banned them, BTTF were able to get their hands on some for BTTF II

There's no reason whatsoever for banning or even supressing this technology if it was real. Get over yourself. — Kieff | Talk 23:47, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

In the Judge Dredd comics there are characters called Skysurfers who have hoverboard-like contraptions. However these are all powered by "jets" and can fly quite high. Riders are also tied to them by a wire attatched to a loop around one leg so they remain attached if they fall off. In several stories Skysurf gangs use thier boards for robberies or gang wars. Also a recurring character called Chopper is a skysurfer 82.153.230.130 18:10, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

-oops, forgot to add that Chopper's first appearance was around 1979-1980. 82.153.230.130 18:11, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

-And now i actually look it up, and the first Chopper story, "Unamerican Graffiti", appeared in 1981 82.153.230.130 18:16, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

If the Goblin's glider is going to be referenced in this article, the "...first introduced in the films Back to the Future Part II..." has to be taken out as the glider first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #17 - 1964. They were probably around in other places before but I haven't got any decent references for them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.108.249.111 (talk) 03:51, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Even if we can't find a reference for the Spider-Man comic, the original Transformers movie had a hoverboard in it, and was released in 1986, predating Back to the Future Part II by 3 years. Either way, "...first introduced in the films Back to the Future Part II..." is incorrect.--119.224.42.16 (talk) 14:20, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

For the earliest fictional appearance of a flying board as a form of transport for a person, what about The Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics, March 1966)? (87.112.190.148 (talk) 01:36, 22 March 2014 (UTC))

Fictional?

I have taken out that the hoverboard is fictitious because there are hovercrafts, that float on air, based on bags and a giant fan. There is a company that designs hoverboards with engines and fans. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Whicky1978 (talk • contribs) 06:57, July 3, 2005

Probably half a decade late on responding to this, but hoverboard and hovercraft (appear to) use completely different means of levitation, and aside from the word "hover" have no more in common than a helicopter and a pair of waxed skis. Hovercrafts float on a thin layer of forced air to reduce friction, whereas the board appears to magically harness magnetism. The existence of hovercrafts is irrelevant; the hoverboard is fiction. 24.79.89.131 (talk) 06:05, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

And make it another half-decade late for me, but as by your own admission the hoverboard is fiction, then how can we assign it with certainty to any specific levitation and locomotion technology? True, the current focus seems to be on mag-lev, but this does not mean future designs will use this technique. I think, in the case of technology, classifying something as "fiction" or "non-fiction" is not appropriate. Calling something fiction seems to imply it will never be, can never be. Today, there is no viable thing being marketed that displays the characteristics we associate with the word "hoverboard," but that is not to say it will always be so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Primalsteam (talk • contribs) 12:50, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Why are you deleting cartoon movies and video games from the hoverboard section?

To the wikipedia user that's been deleting Pinocchio 3000, ReBoot (Video Game), Final Fantasy 8, Streak: Hoverboard Racing

Whoever is deleting "Pinocchio 3000", Final Fantasy 8, EyeToy: Antigrav will you please stop it, it's starting to annoy me.

Pinocchio 3000 did have hoverboards and I do not appreciate someone deleting my hard work. Here is a video from Pinocchio 3000 that has hoverboards [[1]] and please believe me.

Also why are you deleting Final Fantasy 8, Streak: Hoverboard Racing, EyeToy Antigrav, ReBoot (video game) off of the hoverboard page?

I'm sorry if I sound a little rude but I don't like it when wikipedia users just take down articles for no reason. If you're going to take down list of entertainment you don't think have hoverboards, research it first. I researched on the Internet for years.

Now yes "Pinocchio 3000", Final Fantasy 8, EyeToy: Antigrav, Reboot (video game) did have hoverboards in them. If you don't believe me then do your Internet research. I'm trying to preserve a list of cartoon movies and TV shows and video games that have hoverboards featured in them. Please do not cause mischief or deface the page. I'll continue to do my best in respectfully contributing in wikipedia articles. And I will restore the articles you keep deleting because those shows have hoverboards in them. CrosswalkX (talk) 04:48, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

CrosswalkX Why don't you check the article's edit history, find where it was removed, and contact the editor directly? IP editors, for instance, don't have watchlists, so they won't spot talk page comments unless they happen to be looking for one. Apart from that, it is your burden to provide references when you submit or resubmit content. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:54, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

I deleted several of these, and I apologize if my removals caught some legitimate entries.

It annoys me to find lists of WP:TRIVIA in Wikipedia articles. Video games or cartoons where hoverboards are seen or mentioned only briefly or in passing, don't need to be listed. If hoverboards don't play a central role, it doesn't need to be listed. If the video game or cartoon isn't notable enough to have its own article on Wikipedia, it doesn't need to be listed. I propose we use the folllowing criteria to determine whether to list or delete an item (and this has worked well in other lists):

An entry in this list must refer to a parent article on Wikipedia.
The parent article must mention the use of or appearance of hoverboards.
The entry must have an obvious connection to hoverboards; that is, hoverboards should play a central role (not just appear), or the parent article should establish a context in which hoverboards are significant, or there should be independent reliable-source coverage of the presence of hoverboards in the game or cartoon, not just a mention.

Adherance to these criteria will ensure that the list doesn't accumulate useless trivial cruft. I went through and removed what seemed to be obvious candidates for removal (accidentally sweeping up some that might have been keepers). I haven't yet had time to examine the list more deeply to prune it according to those criteria. ~Amatulić (talk) 00:18, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

To the wikipedia user Amatulic

I'm sorry you got annoyed by Trivia. I try to not to post trivia on wikipedia. Movies like "Pinocchio 3000" have hoverboards make their appearance and they do play a role in the movie. "Spider Man 1" 2002 and "Spider Man 3" 2007 did feature a hoverboard that uses ducted fans ridden by Green Goblin. Also "Final Fantasy 8" did have Zell ride a hoverboard in Balamb Garden. "EyeToy: Antigrav" is a real PS2 game where you control teenage characters on a hoverboard. "ReBoot (video game)" PS1 has Bob riding the hoverboard the entire time, those video games did feature a hoverboard that were ridden by a character.

Although I'm not quite sure about your proposal on hoverboard articles but I'll try to establish proof for each show that featured hoverboards or were used in the shows. You can trust me to post the articles that I post on hoverboards in popular culture because I'm obsessed with hoverboards and I have a lot of knowledge on which movies, TV shows, video games feature hoverboards. I'll try be a better team player in contributing articles because, those hoverboards in those shows deserve recognition for being used by the character in the show. CrosswalkX (talk) 04:35, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Lightsaber not real either.

The fictitious lightsaber, like the fictitious hoverboard, is not a real item. But you can buy a "lightsaber" in a store and you can buy a "hoverboard" (if they stop igniting). You will be disappointed if you expect too much from either purchase! I am sure you can think of other items that are universally understood to be not quite what the name promises. Perhaps, in the future we may have articles about "Real Lightsabers" and "Real Hoverboards". What I am trying to say is that the fact that it doesn't actually hover is no reason to object to it being called a hoverboard! The article simply has to differentiate between those little attempts to create a real hoverboard and the widely know item that is the current craze. Zipzip50 (talk) 05:54, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Zipzip50 Are you objecting to something specific that appears in the article, or...? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:15, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Unlawful and Unsafe

These have been declared to unsafe and unlawful to use in public in the UK. Major retailers are now issuing refunds. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.28.109.235 (talk) 12:49, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure you're thinking of a Self-balancing two-wheeled board, not a hoverboard. BlueGold73 (talk) 14:09, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Hendo

Info about the Hendo hoverboard should be added. For general background, see here. There's RS available about it, and it's quite interesting.

81.108.18.234 (talk) 22:45, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

We would need the WP:RS, as otherwise it's failing both WP:PRIMARY and WP:CRYSTAL. It sounds interesting, but so far it's a kickstarter website and we know how easy they are to make. Secondary coverage would be vital. Andy Dingley (talk) 22:58, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] 81.108.18.234 (talk) 05:08, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

I'd say those qualify as reliable sources. Good coverage too. Be bold and give a shot to adding some text that cites those sources. ~Amatulić (talk) 18:54, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

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