So these skates came out, they all fucking broke(plates broke, AC Chargers broke, gyroscopes were misaligned) and fucking everybody was wanting their money back and returns. The creator said they didn't have a distribution center yet and to sell them on ebay to get a refund.
Michael R I know right? I just could never feel comfortable putting money into a strangers kickstarter unless it was a well known source or Kickstarter created some better type of protection. It hilarious/bullshit
+Inline Downhill Vancouver Yeah they did deserve it. lololol You could buy hella nice blades, wheels, and bearings instead with less money and feel better about your purchase.
+kalloused thanks for posting this i always wonder what happens to half of these projects, do you have a source i could look at? when i try to google it all i find is hipster hype over the skates
+Janelle Sanchez They got banned because they were just too cool that they were causing problems for the Janitors. They had to constantly wipe up the floor around any women who witnessed them skating around.
Bruh, I actually like walking. I never could skate, not even skate board, so... walking is fun. Or you know... get a job... get a license for driving... buy a car... drive... your range for distance of travel now goes up exponentially compared to "Rocket" skates.
yo wtf. like how they call a hoverboard a hoverboard when its just a wheelboard. and now they call rocket skates rocket skates when theyre just wheel skates
And they call Captain Crunch a captain even though he didn't serve in the Army nor the Navy, and it's not even a human, it's cereal! How can cereal be a captain?!
+Lil' Miss Anime Red Riding Hood You can do that in the US anyway. Silly, they need to be visible. But you can do that in the UK too, guns aren't that hard to come by. Fucking degenerate.
+girlstorm09 They could have called them "Motor Skates" or something. It sounds as cool as "Rocket Skates", if not even cooler, and it is not misleading in the slightest.
+Metal Material Since when does the hoverboard not hover? And since when is it not a board? I mean, granted, it's not as cool as we imagined, but it's still a hoverboard.
Rocket Skates might be cool but you need to consider the real life application in the sense that rockets often provide a fixed amount of thrust at a set speed, meaning it'd likely propel you into the nearest wall at 50 miles an hour. Let alone the need for solid fuel and / or oxidizer and the risk of the flame trail igniting everything behind you or burning your lower legs off.
+VenrezvonVyntari erm no. weapon rockets have a set amount of trust, because they are made to e as cheap as possible. trust can be easily adjusted by changing the length and width of the nozzle, which can be handled by motors and overlapping plates effortlessly.
+VenrezvonVyntari Not to mention the fact that applying a shit ton of speed to your feet (The end of your body) would almost certainly flip you onto your ass every time they turned on, so I guess motors will have to do :p
"Now I can go walking speed without actually walking,my mind is so blown right now" *year later* People's mind are blown by the hoverboard that goes walking speed xD
onomatopoeia ˌɒnə(ʊ)matəˈpiːə noun the formation of a word from a *sound associated with what is named* (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ). yes.... DEFINITELY NOT ONOMATOPOEIA
No, it's not. Onomatopoeia is imitation of sounds with the help of words, for example meow, boom, chirp. P sure what he means is something else but I can't remember the name for it either. :(
I'm 6'4"+ and I weigh more than 270 pounds, so this is a worthless product for me. Honestly, the average American weight is...what,170 pounds? What a stupid product.
Dude, I stumbled onto your channel under the influence of ketamine and would just like to inform you that your channel is highly watchable while under low to moderate doses of the substance, regards from Norway.
"You're on your way to get a cup of coffee or get around a college campus." I feel like this one phrase helps set our expectations for who's meant to buy these things: hipster perpetual students.
"You could put'em in your backpack" Sorry, but not everyone wears Moutain Climbing Teir Survival Backpack you essentially need a complete Empty large Bookbag if you're going to take it with you to College. That thing is like a Exo-Skeleton for Shoes with a Tumor on the heel.
This actually seems like it could be fun, at least for a little while. If I was drunk shopping on Amazon or something and it wasn't too expensive I'd get these.
I love how they tried to make this shit seem mind blowing and revolutionary but they provide you nothing a skateboard can't, in fact, they provide you less
Because in the same video he mentioned that they'll shit out on the slightest incline and they really don't go very fast at all. So *powerful* came out weird because it just was a lie I guess.
Worth mentioning anything with wheels on it will get banned in most public areas. The obvious ones being shopping centres and train stations, but a lot of places have bi-laws preventing even bikes on paths. Also, these are basically rollarblades, but heavier and automatic. Who wants heavy rollarblades? The dude in the vid talked about having them on around campus, but what about when you reach class? But them in your backpack? My backpack is already full of crap, not to mention those things, will weigh a tonne.
Hey iDubbbz, I’m the lead engineer of this project. Thrilled to find this gem here. This is done by 4 junior engineers from design, testing all the way to production. I’m no longer with this company but in hindsight I felt at the end of the day we were being honest about what we advertise and we delivered a functional product to the backers. Such products were made to showcase the attempt of a startup company trying to be innovative in this crowded consumer product segment. Most early innovation attempts were rough on the edges but again we were self aware enough to know that we are only appealing to a very selective group of people. Being roasted is no fun but I’m happy I didn’t find this 4 years ago and I can laugh it off now. Good work!
The video shows someone walking indoors with their rocket skates. That's a great idea. You lift up your foot just a little bit and your foot will be propelled forward, causing you to slip backwards and hit your head against the floor, or in a place more furniture, a chair or table.
+Fran Madaraki I think it originally kept the name but later on got the name change cause of some unexplained trademark reason. So maybe you just have an original copy. Look it up. I personally prefer "Jet Set Radio" myself.
As a rollerblader myself, I can say that those rocket skates would really tire out your legs quickly. With you legs locked in one position like that and not constantly moving to propel yourself forward like you would with blades, your muscles in your legs are going to tighten up really quickly and trust me, lactic acid in your thighs and calfs is really painful, especially if it ends up creating a charlie horse cramp. Thanks iDubbbz for not condoning this product 👍🏻👍🏻
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