hoverboards are here

Ok no, not exactly hoverboards for land, but still quite awesome, at $6k a pop.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/13/franky-zapata-water-hoverboard/
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newtboysays...

Are they powered by the jet skis following them, or are those just for safety when the boarder crashes and goes unconscious in the water?
Pretty neat, but I want to see them not attached to another boat (which the link said they are) but instead towing their own tiny float with the motor inside it.

Paybacksays...

Yes, the other end of the hose is hooked up to the jet ski.

So "$6K a pop" is disingenuous, you also require $10-13K of jet ski.

The first ones of these, the "jet packs", tried to use a proprietary floating pump, then some yahoo got all smart-ass and noticed you could just use a jet ski with minor modifications, Doesn't even really affect the jet ski operation either. You just disconnect the hose and you're back to normal.

newtboysaid:

Are they powered by the jet skis following them, or are those just for safety when the boarder crashes and goes unconscious in the water?
Pretty neat, but I want to see them not attached to another boat (which the link said they are) but instead towing their own tiny float with the motor inside it.

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