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It’s been a long wait, and there’s still no sign of the hoverboards from Back to the Future II, but this is one of those rare moments where a technological development takes place for no other reason than it basically looks cool. The hoverbike above is a prototype apparently developed entirely out of simply wanting one to exist. As one of the creators put it: “Our main motivation [is] neither profit nor commercial interest, but the fulfilment of our boyish dreams”. Awww, cheers guys! Although we’re still waiting for Ned Flanders to be revealed behind a screen with a comb and a bit of paper…