Lexus Creates Hoverboard

That’s right, a hoverboard. Marty McFly’s “future 2015” has been fulfilled. Lexus’ new hoverboard may not look like the one in Back to the Future, but it still does its job. Elizabeth Palermo, the author of this article on livescience, explains how the board works, and why the board is important. The picture that she presents of the board explains a lot to her audience. It depicts the board levitating with the liquid nitrogen’s “fog” to match its persona. She explains how the board works by using correct terms and not too much scientific jargon. Any reader could easily follow along if he/she knew what a magnet was.

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She states that the board works by using magnetic levitation and a little bit of liquid nitrogen. She compares and contrasts the board to other magnetic devices, such as electromagnetic trains in Japan. She portrays a good view of the how/what/why without coming off like a know-it-all. The reader will notice a bold statement in this article, which is Palermo’s claim that the board only works at a certain skatepark in Barcelona. The video that Lexus released seems a little too dramatic, so what Palermo states sounds reasonable. She supports her claim with evidence from experts that visited the park and scientific reasoning. Palermo presents a good argument and provides her readers with a reason to not get too excited, “makes Lexus’ latest tech toy a bit useless to anyone who doesn’t have access to a specially magnetized skatepark.” Despite Lexus’ awesome toy, we won’t be seeing Marty McFly pass us on the sidewalk anytime soon.

 

 

 

link to hoverboard video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwSwZ2Y0Ops

source: http://www.livescience.com/51708-lexus-hoverboard-magnetic-levitation.html

2 comments

  1. buy a hoverboard

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  2. I found this article very interesting. That would be awesome to get a hold of one of those hover boards. Good job stating the rhetorical appeals used as well

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