You can spin magnets above a copper surface and create a board that hovers, albeit not very high, but it does hover or you can freeze a superconductor and have it float above a magnetic track and also get a hover effect. The dream of course is to get a hoverboard that bounces under your feet as it floats above the ground but does not limit you to a track or localized area. Colin Furze comes close with simulating that hoverboard feeling while creating something that will still take you anywhere a skateboard will go.
The Poppy Problem
It’s the year 2025 and an improved design of Canada’s iconic Remembrance Day poppy is nowhere to be seen. As a country are we really never going to improve on the straight pin through plastic into chest configuration? Something as simple as a safety pin MUST be possible, but I also think a magnet backing would be a game changer.
