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Re: Hoverboard Theory Testing

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:25 am
by Grimdoomer
Ive tryed using a skateboard shaped design, it doesent work. YOu have to go with either round, or square with a dimaond nose.

Re: Hoverboard Theory Testing

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:31 am
by XZodia
well mine is round and squarish >_>

Its all about the air-flow.

Re: Hoverboard Theory Testing

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:41 am
by Gary
the one on mythbusters that moved and could hover was built on a surf board

Re: Hoverboard Theory Testing

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:07 am
by Zieon Eslador
I went and fooled around in Paint.Net, this is what I came up with... You would have to position the exhalation holes efficiently or it would be very hard to balance on.

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Re: Hoverboard Theory Testing

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:16 am
by Gary
Zieon Eslador wrote:I went and fooled around in Paint.Net, this is what I came up with... You would have to position the exhalation holes efficiently or it would be very hard to balance on.

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from the looks of it, there wouldnt have the power to give lift, it better to use a blower engine

Re: Hoverboard Theory Testing

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:42 pm
by NotZachary82
Zieon Eslador wrote:I went and fooled around in Paint.Net, this is what I came up with... You would have to position the exhalation holes efficiently or it would be very hard to balance on.

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it looks like you would flip forward with that design. >_<

Re: Hoverboard Theory Testing

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:16 pm
by Senor_Grunt

Re: Hoverboard Theory Testing

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 2:40 am
by Zieon Eslador
NotZachary82 wrote: it looks like you would flip forward with that design. >_<
This is why I am not a hover-board designer... :roll:
Fine, you know how to use the select/move functions in paint. Fix it. Lol

Re: Hoverboard Theory Testing

Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 5:52 am
by Dragonfire
would this help ur idea any...?

http://www.futurehorizons.net/hoverboard.htm

Re: Hoverboard Theory Testing

Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 5:53 pm
by Zieon Eslador
Dragonfire wrote:would this help ur idea any...?

http://www.futurehorizons.net/hoverboard.htm
No, that is a bad idea. Mine is better. :p

stupud google...