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11.08.09

Surf Anywhere, Inside a Giant Wheel

This all-terrain board concept would thrill the PopSci editors of 75 years ago
By Dan Smith Posted 07.24.2009 at 12:24 pm 12 Comments

In-Loop: The curl on the street today is pretty gnarly, brah

Ever feel ripped off that you can only surf or snowboard in the confines of the ocean or on a snowy mountain? The new Loop-In design concept hopes to allow you to shred out of those constraints. Looking like a surf-/snow-/skateboard hybrid attached to two gigantic hoop wheels, the In-Loop promises radical movement just about anywhere, dude.

The Loop-In is still only a concept at this point, based upon the often-theorized, rarely used, huge overhead hoop wheel. In the wild 1920s and '30s, Popular Science had a mania for predicting revolutionary transport concepts that incorporated similar wheels.

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25 MPH on a Propeller-Powered Skateboard

From our Instructables group, a great summertime project
Posted 06.12.2009 at 3:10 pm 3 Comments

The retro-futuristic design of this skateboard was inspired by the look of rocket ships in old cartoons. Ryan Bavetta used a jigsaw to cut out the sleek deck and then mounted a propeller and 3.7-horsepower engine from a model airplane on the back to power it. A handheld remote controls the engine throttle, which can move the board 25 mph or more wherever he wants to go.

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The Goods

Megagoods and Beyond

The PopSci editors roll out more than 100 of the year's hottest gadgets, gizmos, and must-have tech
By PopSci Staff Posted 10.28.2008 at 11:28 am 1 Comment

Every month in Popular Science we feature 12 must-have products. The goods might range from skateboards to dental floss to laser televisions, but they all share one thing—a tech innovation that's never been used in such a way before. Here, we've collected over 100 of our top picks.

Launch the gallery for a look at . . . The Goods.

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