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acad1228

2012-02-14 08:41:32 AM

Will pigs be flying, too?

ImRonBurgundy

2012-02-14 08:42:00 AM

I want a Pitbull.

Tom_Slick

2012-02-14 08:44:31 AM

ImRonBurgundy: want a Pitbull.

This

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat

2012-02-14 08:45:18 AM

That's heavy.

mikaloyd

2012-02-14 08:47:22 AM

Kibbler

2012-02-14 08:47:41 AM

A hoverboard that doesn't hover. Plus, let me guess--it has high-def 3D.

THX 1138

2012-02-14 08:47:45 AM

I took the trucks & wheels off a skateboard once. Guess I beat Mattel to it by about 20 years.

Tat'dGreaser

2012-02-14 08:47:56 AM

The Mattel hoverboard doesn't actually hover as it's only a 1:1 replica of the movie version but that's okay!

You prick tease motherf*ckers

bulldg4life

2012-02-14 08:48:07 AM

Call me when the Cubs move to the AL.

blankmangedeux

2012-02-14 08:49:02 AM

$120 for a piece of plastic that looks like a hoverboard - yeah, you'll look cool standing on it.....

is the economy is recovering?

LegacyDL

2012-02-14 08:50:51 AM

If it doesn't hover I ain't buying it.

And it's the year 2012, where are the flying cars? I was promised flying cars!!!!

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat

2012-02-14 08:51:35 AM

LegacyDL: And it's the year 2012, where are the flying cars? I was promised flying cars!!!!

We have them. They're called "planes".

TravisBickle62

2012-02-14 08:56:13 AM

I'll sell you a flying car for $100,000, only catch is it doesn't fly

/and it's a 2005 Toyota Camry

Headso

2012-02-14 08:56:36 AM

could you make a hover slip and slide with a suit of armor and some kind of electro magnetic runway?

imontheinternet

2012-02-14 08:59:00 AM

The hoverboard is a lie.

masercot

2012-02-14 09:00:05 AM

Now that it's finally here, I'm beyond excited.

Says the thirty-six year old virgin...

enry

2012-02-14 09:00:59 AM

FTA: Because this is such a high-cost item..

Wait, what makes it a high-cost item? It's a skateboard with teflon on the bottom.

The price will be announced later this month.

Ahh, the 'ol "See how much interest in it there is and set the price depending on what people will pay for it" trick.

YouPeopleAreCrazy

2012-02-14 09:02:00 AM

mikaloyd: trendsupdates.com

You know that abomination is driven by a wheel underneath that contacts the ground. The 'hover' is simply lift, which can be recreated for $50 with a leaf blower and a sheet of plastic.

Mike_LowELL

2012-02-14 09:02:16 AM

The Mattel hoverboard doesn't actually hover as it's only a 1:1 replica of the movie version but that's okay!

Forget the banks. When the revolution begins, we burn down Gawker Media first.

Nefarious

2012-02-14 09:03:17 AM

bulldg4life: Call me when the Cubs move to the AL.

While Houston is the favorite, I think either the Cubs or Marlins should.

hugheric

2012-02-14 09:03:53 AM

How much is it to ship it from the Island of misfit toys?

Rev. Skarekroe

2012-02-14 09:10:42 AM

The Mattel hoverboard doesn't actually hover

Then what the f*ck good is it?

FarkedOver

2012-02-14 09:11:15 AM

I won't hold my breath you bojos.

dukeblue219

2012-02-14 09:11:22 AM

enry: Ahh, the 'ol "See how much interest in it there is and set the price depending on what people will pay for it" trick.

You mean... running a business?

Publikwerks

2012-02-14 09:11:30 AM

First Nike's that don't autolace
t2.gstatic.com

Now we get a Hoverboard that doesn't farkING HOVER
img.photobucket.com

phoenix895

2012-02-14 09:11:32 AM

I hope that someone takes one of these and fits it with those super cold magnets that stay at a certain height (sorry forgot what it was called). would be fun to watch someone ride on one then.

Headso

2012-02-14 09:12:25 AM

Rev. Skarekroe: The Mattel hoverboard doesn't actually hover

Then what the f*ck good is it?

you might be able to foil a robbery with it.

enry

2012-02-14 09:12:57 AM

dukeblue219: enry: Ahh, the 'ol "See how much interest in it there is and set the price depending on what people will pay for it" trick.

You mean... running a business?

Yeah, only normal businesses do that work ahead of announcing a product and taking preorders.

enry

2012-02-14 09:13:48 AM

Mike_LowELL: The Mattel hoverboard doesn't actually hover as it's only a 1:1 replica of the movie version but that's okay!

Forget the banks. When the revolution begins, we burn down Gawker Media first.

Why wait till the revolution?

/still not over their new layout
//causes links to randomly not work

MythDragon

2012-02-14 09:18:07 AM

I have a self drying jacket. It compleatly dries it self when wet. You just have to charge the self drying mechanism by tossing it in a dryer for 45 minutes.

strife

2012-02-14 09:26:01 AM

Tat'dGreaser: The Mattel hoverboard doesn't actually hover as it's only a 1:1 replica of the movie version but that's okay!

You prick tease motherf*ckers

This.

Neondistraction

2012-02-14 09:26:01 AM

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: That's heavy.

There's that word again. Is there something wrong with the Earth's gravity in 2015?

moralpanic

2012-02-14 09:29:13 AM

25 years too late. The only people who are going to be buying this are middle-aged men?

Publikwerks

2012-02-14 09:29:27 AM

Look, a prototype hoverboard that doesn't hover.

Carth

2012-02-14 09:31:18 AM

Marty McFly traveled back in time 30 years from 1985 to 1955. If he were to travel back in time 30 years today he'd go back to 1982.

Khellendros

2012-02-14 09:31:32 AM

I want to get mine signed by Michael J. Fox!

t3.gstatic.com

I know, I know, terrible person... going to hell...

JackieRabbit

2012-02-14 09:35:27 AM

FTFA: "I expect every self ~~respecting~~ loathing BTTF ~~fan~~ masturbator to buy a hoverboard to make sure it happens. Don't ruin it for me! Waiting anxiously in my mom's basement!!"

FTFH

ABQGOD

2012-02-14 09:50:54 AM

Carth: Marty McFly traveled back in time 30 years from 1985 to 1955. If he were to travel back in time 30 years today he'd go back to 1982.

OK, very good. We'll start on your multiplication tables tomorrow?

Overfiend

2012-02-14 09:56:34 AM

LegacyDL: If it doesn't hover I ain't buying it.

And it's the year 2012, where are the flying cars? I was promised flying cars!!!!

I have a flying car for sale (car doesn't actually fly) if anyone is interested.

humanshrapnel

2012-02-14 10:00:07 AM

Pollexter

2012-02-14 10:11:37 AM

Hey Mattel, say hello to your Mom for me.

Rent is too damn high

2012-02-14 10:19:04 AM

MACFRY!

/Are we gonna wear 2 business ties too?

Ivo Shandor

2012-02-14 10:54:25 AM

LegacyDL: If it doesn't hover I ain't buying it.

And it's the year 2012, where are the flying cars? I was promised flying cars!!!!

If you can afford it, you can pre-order one from Terrafugia (new window).

Nihilist's Guide to Reticent Entropy

2012-02-14 11:27:20 AM

It's $120 for a board.

A board.

It doesn't hover. So "hoverboard" minus "hover" equals "board".

And yet some suckers will buy one just because it looks like the thing in the movies.

Saiga410

2012-02-14 11:33:10 AM

Nefarious: bulldg4life: Call me when the Cubs move to the AL.

While Houston is the favorite, I think either the Cubs or Marlins should.

2 AL teams in the same market? Houston and Marlins sure but no on the cubs.

YourMomHasAProfile

2012-02-14 12:07:13 PM

Tat'dGreaser: The Mattel hoverboard doesn't actually hover as it's only a 1:1 replica of the movie version but that's okay!

You prick tease motherf*ckers

Agreed
This is bullshiat

Jobber8742

2012-02-14 12:17:54 PM

Saiga410: Nefarious: bulldg4life: Call me when the Cubs move to the AL.

While Houston is the favorite, I think either the Cubs or Marlins should.

2 AL teams in the same market? Houston and Marlins sure but no on the cubs.

The Marlins already changed their city/state name to Miami, all they need to do now is move to the AL and change their logo to some sort of a gator.

/I want one of these hoverboards

Uchiha_Cycliste

2012-02-14 12:18:11 PM

Mark my words, someone will combine that with the experiment where you super cool a magnet to make a hovering rail thingy.

phoenix895

2012-02-14 12:45:37 PM

phoenix895: I hope that someone takes one of these and fits it with those super cold magnets that stay at a certain height (sorry forgot what it was called). would be fun to watch someone ride on one then.

Uchiha_Cycliste: Mark my words, someone will combine that with the experiment where you super cool a magnet to make a hovering rail thingy.

Glad someone shares my enthusiasm.

Uchiha_Cycliste

2012-02-14 01:01:36 PM

phoenix895: phoenix895: I hope that someone takes one of these and fits it with those super cold magnets that stay at a certain height (sorry forgot what it was called). would be fun to watch someone ride on one then.

Uchiha_Cycliste: Mark my words, someone will combine that with the experiment where you super cool a magnet to make a hovering rail thingy.

Glad someone shares my enthusiasm.

good call. I skimmed the thread and missed this. Surely it will be done.

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