Hoverboard
A wheelless board that hovers a few inches above the ground, made famous by Back to the Future Part II.
The hoverboard stands as the definitive artifact of Back to the Future Part II's vision of 2015. In Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly rides a pink Mattel hoverboard to escape Griff Tannen and his gang in the year 2015.
Quick Facts
- Source
- Back to the Future
- Source type
- films
- Company
- Amblin Entertainment
- First
- Back to the Future Part II
- Creator
- Robert Zemeckis; Bob Gale
- Genre
- Science-fiction
Lore & Background
The board has the appearance of a skateboard but hovers a few inches above the ground. Back in 1955, Marty chases after Biff's car on the hoverboard and gets the almanac back. In Back to the Future Part III, in the year 1885, Doc Brown rides the hoverboard to rescue Clara from falling off the locomotive.
Reader's Guide
While fictional technology, real-world attempts at magnetic suspension remain limited by the need for superconductors and cryogenic cooling.
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