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Hoverboard

A hoverboard (or hover board) is a fictional levitating board used for personal transportation, first described in science-fiction, and made famous by the appearance of a skateboard-like hoverboard in the film Back to the Future Part II (1989). Many attempts have been made to invent a functioning hoverboard.

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Genre
Science-fiction
Publisher
Amblin Entertainment
Created by
Robert Zemeckis Bob Gale
First appearance
Back to the Future Part II
Function
Personal transportation similar to a skateboard, but using a magnetic means of levitation instead of wheels.
Type
Personal transport

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Hoverboard

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples137
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
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related to Other · 66
Hoverboard → AI-powered, Ali, Bouncer, Cab, CGI, Christopher Lloyd, Da Ali, Daniel Witwicky, Dean Cain's, Dean Kamen's, Destiny, Die, Disney, Funny, Futuresport, Gen-Z Media, Ginger, Guardian Games, Hedgehog, Hot Rod
related to In fiction · 16
Hoverboard → Back, Bally Midway, Coreland, During, Future, Future Part II, Hoverboards, In, Japan, Joseph, North America, Robert Zemeckis, Sega, SWAT, The, These
related to Back to the Future · 15
Hoverboard → Back, Biff Tannen, Clara, Doc Brown, Fox, Future, Future Part II, Grays Sports Almanac, Griff Tannen, Hill Valley, In Part III, Later, Marty McFly, Mattel, Michael
see also · 10
Hoverboard → Brand, Car, Device, Electrohydrodynamic, Flyboard, Maglev, Personal, Piece, Transport, Type
related to External links · 8
Hoverboard → April, Cracked, February, Future Ruined Childhood, How Back, Retrieved, Robert Brockway, The Hoverboard Lie
related to Guinness records · 5
Hoverboard → Cătălin Alexandru Duru, Guinness World Record, Guinness World Records, In May, Romanian-born Canadian
related to Air cushion or ground effect · 4
Hoverboard → Flying Platform, Hiller, In, Several
Created by · 1
Hoverboard → Robert Zemeckis Bob Gale
First appearance · 1
Hoverboard → Back to the Future Part II
Function · 1
Hoverboard → Personal transportation similar to a skateboard, but using a magnetic means of levitation instead of wheels.

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HoverboardCreated byRobert Zemeckis Bob Gale1.00infobox
HoverboardFirst appearanceBack to the Future Part II1.00infobox
HoverboardFunctionPersonal transportation similar to a skateboard, but using a magnetic means of levitation instead of wheels.1.00infobox
HoverboardGenreScience-fiction1.00infobox
HoverboardPublisherAmblin Entertainment1.00infobox
HoverboardTypePersonal transport1.00infobox
the beat 'em up arcade game Riding Fightinstance ofvideo games0.80text
copper or aluminum to functioninstance ofthe hoverboard requires a surface of non-ferromagnetic metal0.80text
carrying up to 140 kginstance ofthe hoverboard requires a surface of non-ferromagnetic metal0.80text
incomplete wire removal have conclusively identified the video as a hoax or jokeinstance ofSpecial effect failures0.80text
traced to the Funny or Die website through identification of the castinstance ofSpecial effect failures0.80text
public references to the projectinstance ofSpecial effect failures0.80text

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