Scientists Know What The World Needs: A Hoverboard Lightsaber Portal Gun!

Tuesday, 19th June 2012
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Tags: gun, hoverboard, light saber, portal, star wars, turret

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Instead of searching or a cure for cancer, one brave scientist apparently decided to buck all trends and create what pretty much all prepubescents, teens and pretty much every living human being really wants.

That would be the The Hoverboard Lightsaber Portal Gun — a mutant offspring between the universes of Star Wars, Back to the Future II, and of course Portal. The end results are pretty entertaining. Continue reading “Scientists Know What The World Needs: A Hoverboard Lightsaber Portal Gun!” »

Mattel Making 1:1 Replica of ‘Back To The Future’ Hoverboard…If You Can Afford It

Monday, 13th February 2012
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Tags: back to the future, hoverboard, marty mcfly, Mattel, replica

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If you got excited when Nike introduced 1500 replica pairs of the shoes Marty McFly wore in Back To The Future II, you’ll be really excited about Mattel’s plans to release a 1:1 replica of the hoverboard McFly used in the Back To The Future sequels.

Mattel made the announcement (via CNET) at the New York Toy Fair where they revealed the item will be ready to ship for Christmas 2012, but Mattel warns that’s only if it sees strong preorders beginning in March since the hoverboard is such a “high-cost item”. Pricing hasn’t been announced, but if demand isn’t you won’t be charged for your preorder. Continue reading “Mattel Making 1:1 Replica of ‘Back To The Future’ Hoverboard…If You Can Afford It” »