Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/11/15/delorean-hovercraft-for-sale.html
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…so will perform about as well as the original Delorean in road-safety tests…
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That ain’t gonna cut it.
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Does it come with eels?
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It’s full of them!
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Where they’re going they don’t need roads.
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Thats why he stated its current configuration. Outfit it with a long metal pole and head out on the lake during a storm. It would be like a full sized bumper car arcing and sparking.
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Hovercraft does not appear to be hovering. What’s the word? Oh yea… boat.
I notice that some of the people in the video aren’t wearing life jackets. (No, those sleeveless vests are not flotation devices.)
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Not even a 1980s vest? I thought everybody wore life preservers in 1985.
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They did.
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I see a back to the future in these.
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Drop your…
Oh, never mind.
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Probably would do better in crash tests; the fiberglass/styrofoam sandwich works well at absorbing energy. That’s what they use for bike helmets.
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It’s also really light and floats, both helpful on a home made hovercraft.
Blimey, today’s your lucky day!
Just look up ‘hovercraft’ and discover there’s a whole new category of vehicles. Enjoy!
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I tried to search this picture. The best google could come up with is “off-roading”. Well, NO shit. Hard to get further off road than on the water.
I think it was last christmas, my sister got all 3 of her kids jacket vest thingies like that. They were pretty cute and retro…
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