Comments on: Back to the Future Day https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/10/22/back-to-the-future-day/ All about electronics and circuit design Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/10/22/back-to-the-future-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1469739 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:46:33 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=35106#comment-1469739 Could This Be The Hover Board?
http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=216&doc_id=1328794&

It seems Max’s dreams of riding his hover board around the neighborhood making even the coolest of cool kids turn green with envy may have to wait a while longer.

Do you recall seeing the hover board scene from Back to the Future Part II? Ooh! I really, really wanted one of these little beauties.

Since that time, there have been a wide variety of tempting hover board teasers, including the Hendo Hover and the super conducting Lexus, but most of these attempts come with big limitations.

One hover board variant that really is rather tasty was created by Catalin Alexandru Duru, who managed to travel more than 900 feet, thereby achieving a new Guinness World Records title for “The farthest flight by a hover board.”

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/10/22/back-to-the-future-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1463073 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:52:44 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=35106#comment-1463073 An Actual Working Hoverboard
http://hackaday.com/2015/12/27/an-actual-working-hoverboard/

What with 2015 being the apparent “year of the hoverboard”, we have a final contender before the year ends. It’s called the ArcaBoard from ArcaSpace, A private space company. And it doesn’t use magnets, or superconductors, or any smoke and mirrors — just a whole lot of ducted fans.

Thirty-six of them to be precise. The ArcaBoard uses 36 electric motors with an apparent 7.55HP each, powered by a massive bank of lithium ion batteries. Together, they produce 430 pounds of thrust, which allows most riders to float around quite easily. Even with that huge power drain, it apparently lasts for a whole 20 minutes, which is pretty impressive considering its size.

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/10/22/back-to-the-future-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1454399 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 16:50:45 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=35106#comment-1454399 Doc Brown’s Security Briefcase Needs Speed
http://hackaday.com/2015/11/24/doc-browns-security-briefcase/

If you just wait around long enough, the future becomes the past. And that’s happened to the “Back to the Future” future, as you probably all remember. But BttF-themed projects are still pouring in.

[ossum] sent us the link for his build of Doc Brown’s briefcase that only opens above 88 mph.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Doc-Browns-Security-Briefcase/

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/10/22/back-to-the-future-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1445800 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:06:38 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=35106#comment-1445800 Marty McFly Is Here to Remind You 2015 ‘Kinda Sucks’
http://www.wired.com/2015/10/marty-mcfly-2015-sucks/

ou know, there are days when we can pick up our smartphones, communicate instantly with people around the world, and think “Man, the future is amazing!” But then that person in a far-flung land will call you a “mor0n” and it just sort of seems like the era of rotary phones and snail mail wasn’t really so bad. Marty McFly and Doc Brown are here to agree with you about that.

Marty McFly & Doc Brown Visit Jimmy Kimmel Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0VGRlEJewA

Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd reprise their iconic characters from “Back To The Future” for a very special appearance

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