Haven't you heard?
Scientists are apparently useless at their own jobs. We need to present the problem in the form of a video game and we'll have hoverboards in no time.
(anonymousreality tickled your fancy on, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 13:07, 1 reply)

Correct, apart from two things
1. I am a scientist. I do not play computer games.

2. Hoverboards* are really fucking easy to make. Google it. You can have a cordless one for about £100 if you put the work in, but it will only really work on smooth(ish) surfaces and probably won't go on water. Oh, and it will have no brakes.

*As in "minituarised personal hovercraft"


If I had something approaching a workshop here, I'd build you one for £250.
( MatJ LOOK, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 1:35, closed)

I'd say that amongst geeks the traditional hoverboard would be like the one from Back to the Future.
However, my comment was related to the recent protein thing that scientists had been unable to solve until it was released as a puzzle in a computer game and was subsequently solved within 10 weeks!
(anonymousreality tickled your fancy on, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 2:08, closed)

I didn't hear about that
But it doesn't surprise me.
( MatJ LOOK, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:20, closed)