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(January 2007)

If adults can have their fun with Segways, why can't kids go about in this Levitating Hover Scooter? Well, the main drawback would be the prohibitively high cost of entry - forking out $17,000 for this will definitely put a big dent in your kid's college fund. Let us imagine for a moment that cost is no object - the Levitating Hover Scooter looks like a miniature flying saucer with handlebars too boot, featuring a top speed of 15mph and powered by a 12V battery which juices the four-stroke internal combustion engine.

The most important thing: speed! Sadly, it seems like the "scoohoover" has a maximum speed of 15mph, to be honest I expected more.

How to drive it: Simple, just lean left or right, and the hover will follow your movements easily whenever you want to make a turn. The concept is the same if you want to get more or less speed, just lean forward or backward, and at the same time control the engine power by making use of the throttle and clutch.

How it works: Give thanks to the “four-stroke internal combustion engine” and the 12V battery.

Security measures: a small wristband like the ones that water-jets feature, you know, if you fall and the wristband gets disconnected from the jet, the engine is turned off automatically – the same system is used in this hover.

Link: Levitating Hover Scooter

References: coolest-gadgets & ubergizmo

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