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15,000 Hoverboards Seized As Unsafe In United Kingdom (nationaltradingstandards.uk)
puddingebola writes: National Trading Standards and trading standards services in Scotland have released figures that 15,000 of 17,000 hoverboards have been seized at ports of entry in the UK because of safety concerns. The boards were seized "due to a range of concerns, such as safety issues with the plug, cabling, charger, battery or the cut-off switch within the board, which often fails." Are we pushing hoverboard technology too far too quickly, or are there just a group of criminal sociopaths manufacturing unsafe devices at Christmastime and pumping them into the market? Mashable has a story summary with links to video of a man in Alabama with his hoverboard on fire. The government of New York City isn't so hot on hoverboards, either.
2015, obviously.
Learning that not only are they shitty electric skateboards but they're also poorly made, dangerous shitty electric skateboards comes as no shock.
That depends on the failure mode...
Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
My hoverboard is full of eels.
Right, the product name "Hovertrax" is in NO WAY misleading, is it?
Hint: IT. DOESN'T. HOVER!!!
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
Yes, it's Happy Fun Board! The toy sensation that's sweeping the nation! Only 14.95 at participating stores! Get one today!
Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, and children under 10 should avoid prolonged exposure to Happy Fun Board.
Caution: Happy Fun Board may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds.
Happy Fun Board contains a liquid core, which, if exposed due to rupture, should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at.
Do not use Happy Fun Board on concrete.
Discontinue use of Happy Fun Board if any of the following occurs:
If Happy Fun Board begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head.
Happy Fun Board may stick to certain types of skin.
When not in use, Happy Fun Board should be returned to its special container and kept under refrigeration. Failure to do so relieves the makers of Happy Fun Board, Wacky Products Incorporated, and its parent company, Global Chemical Unlimited, of any and all liability.
Ingredients of Happy Fun Board include an unknown glowing green substance which fell to Earth, presumably from outer space.
Happy Fun Board has been shipped to our troops in Saudi Arabia and is being dropped by our warplanes on Iraq.
Do not taunt Happy Fun Board.
Happy Fun Board comes with a lifetime warranty.
Happy Fun Board! Accept no substitutes!
a group of criminal sociopaths manufacturing unsafe devices at Christmastime
I believe they're called Chinese.
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