It’s 2015, so where’s the hoverboard that Marty McFly got to ride in Back to the Future Part II?
Last year, Funny or Die recruited Christopher Lloyd and a special effects crew to spoof the invention. But now car company Lexus claims to have developed a real one!
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The project, called Slide, is one of four initiatives the company is working on under the title Amazing in Motion. It appears to be using magnetic levitation technology using nitrogen-cooled superconductors – which has the added benefit of giving a cool “smoky” effect!
So can you take it on the road like Marty McFly? Apparently not. Reports indicate that the company has built a special skate park in Barcelona with a magnetic track embedded.
All will be revealed tomorrow; we’ll watch with interest!
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