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Offline wilfredTopic starter

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Indiegogo: Open Source Hoverboard Project
« on: July 16, 2013, 01:51:07 pm »
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Re: Indiegogo: Open Source Hoverboard Project
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2013, 02:05:31 pm »
*scurrying for my credit card*
 

Offline dr.diesel

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Re: Indiegogo: Open Source Hoverboard Project
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2013, 02:18:07 pm »
"Probably impossible.. But certainly worth a try!"

They only have $998,748 to go, ha ha.

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Re: Indiegogo: Open Source Hoverboard Project
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2013, 02:32:46 pm »
Too easy. ;D

Just use a magnetic board cooled with liquid Helium, and tracks/arenas covered in magnets. Ta-daa! Instant levitation. ;)
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Re: Indiegogo: Open Source Hoverboard Project
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2013, 03:14:47 pm »
Already done 3 years ago.
http://hackaday.com/2010/05/29/hoverboard-comes-to-life/


HOVERBOARD - NILS GUADAGNIN




all you need is two counter rotating RC motors -> you have bicopter (quadcopter) above.

I think they have already experimented flying a HUGE quadcopter with rider onboard.
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Re: Indiegogo: Open Source Hoverboard Project
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2013, 06:31:49 pm »
They want me to trust my life to a flying machine that's controlled by an iPhone? Yikes...!

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Re: Indiegogo: Open Source Hoverboard Project
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2013, 10:42:02 pm »
Haltek Industries? Isn't Mattel supposed to make these? ^-^
<fellbuendel> it's arduino, you're not supposed to know anything about what you're doing
<fellbuendel> if you knew, you wouldn't be using it
 

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Re: Indiegogo: Open Source Hoverboard Project
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2013, 10:49:36 pm »
Glad Kickstarter no longer accept this kind of crap
 


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