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Christmas has come early for those of us waiting until 2015 to see the premonitions of Back to the Future come true. First, let’s take a trip back to six months ago when the mythical self-lacing NIKE MAGs were unleashed. Now picture Marty McFly escaping from his nemesis, Biff Tannen. Yep, it’s the hoverboard’s turn. Mattel is getting a head start on tomorrow’s technology by releasing full-scale replicas of McFly’s contraption that the sequel’s director always insisted was real. Prepare to out-swag that kid on Sheridan you raise your eyebrow to, but secretly envy because he is riding a Razor, the original kick scooter. Please though, don’t get your hopes up too high.
The hoverboards are said to not fly so much as they will glide. Your fantasies of helping Doc Marten get an 1800s locomotive go close to 90 miles per hour will have to remain in your dreams a little longer. Meanwhile, the hoverboard does come with multiple ultra-exciting whooshing sounds and the ability to travel over surfaces. You can still pretend like you are surfing through the air as you evade those futuristic bullies on the way to class. Even better, there could be a double standard for hoverboard users to nearly run someone over, while bicyclists continue to scare the shit out of people.
Available for this year’s holiday season, the hoverboards must be pre-ordered between March 1 and 20. The board will cost so much to manufacture that Mattel is insisting on a minimum number of orders before commencing production. Will hoverboards join the likes of food hydrators and Queen Diana in predictions that Back to the Future got wrong? You decide what Michael J. Fox would do and choose whether to fix the time barrier next month.
WARNING: The gliding feature will not work over water.
