The Lexus Hoverboard Is Real

The article, "The Lexus Hoverboard Is Real, but It Isn't Coming to a Skate Park near You," discusses the various aspects of this new hoverboard known as the "Slide" and also argues the point that the hoverboard will not proceed into production. In order for the Slide to work, one needs: superconductors cooled by liquid nitrogen, magnets in the board, and a gargantuan amount of magnets in the ground. The fact that the board only works at an expensive, custom-built park in Barcelona causes author Tim Stevens to doubt that the board will arrive on the market any time soon. Other problems with the board include its' tendency to catch on the ground and the need to refill it with liquid nitrogen every ten minutes. Even with these setbacks, the author