Hoverboarding

“I stepped onto a glorified piece of plywood equipped with eighty pounds of batteries and electromagnets… and glided effortlessly across the ground. Ladies and gentlemen, the hoverboard is real. [...] But when I stepped onto the floating board and felt it effortlessly resist my 200-pound frame—without even trying to slip out from under my feet, I might add—I was filled with joy. [...] Because there’s no friction, no resistance to speak of, the hoverboard basically acts like a giant air hockey puck, gliding effortlessly across the surface. And because a 300-pound air hockey puck has a buttload of inertia, once you start moving it’s not easy to stop. Once, I wound up in an uncontrollable spin that felt like it would last forever if I hadn’t stepped off in a hurry.”

“I’ve spent 20 years skateboarding, but without friction, it feels like I’ve had to learn a whole new skill, particularly in the stance and balance in order to ride the hoverboard. It’s a whole new experience.”