No, this is neither movie magic nor CGI trickery; the Lexus Hoverboard is real, it works (within limits!) and professional skateboarder Ross McGouran checks it out in this video. The limits are that it only works above a magnetic surface - you can't ride on water - and the steam you can see coming out from under it is actually liquid nitrogen vapour. The superconductor that makes the magic happen only works at -196 degrees Celsius, making this (literally) the coolest gig on the block.
No, this is neither movie magic nor CGI trickery; the Lexus Hoverboard is real, it works (within limits!) and professional skateboarder Ross McGouran checks it out in this video. The limits are that it only works above a magnetic surface - you can't ride on water - and the steam you can see coming out from under it is actually liquid nitrogen vapour. The superconductor that makes the magic happen only works at -196 degrees Celsius, making this (literally) the coolest gig on the block.