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That hoverboard guy made it this time
Couldn't find the other thread talking about his first time that failed, but apparently he worked 16 hours a day to rebuild his hoverboard and he was able to cross the English channel in about 20 minutes.

I applaud the determination! Those stupid machines that "hover" six inches and hardly move...meh, whatever. Going 87mph across the English channel at 500'...now we're talking!

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/04/europe/french-inventor-hoverboard-intl-scli/index.html

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Didn't the Green Goblin have one of those?
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Wow... Amazing video!

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He landed on a boat midway to refuel... somehow that's not quite the same as doing it in one bout.

Board only has about 10 minute range.
A successful proof of concept at the very least.
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He landed on a boat midway to refuel... somehow that's not quite the same as doing it in one bout.

Board only has about 10 minute range.
How long was the flight at Kitty Hawk?
Once the proof is there that it can be done, then it will be done.
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now, let's see him do it nonstop, and in a EV hoverboard...
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That’s cool.
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Very cool!

That beats the hell out of a seguay(sp)
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Been done in the 60s..

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Not Louis Bleriot yet. But very cool.

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