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HUVr Hoverboard Is Not Shipping In December (Or Ever, For That Matter)

No, You Cannot Have This Hoverboard
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That viral video of a "Back To The Future" style HUVr hoverboard making the rounds? Yeah, looks like it won't be shipping in December after all, but you already knew that... right?

The folks at Funny or Die came clean this week and admitted they created the fake product demo.

Still, it's fun to see Christopher Lloyd, Tony Hawk, Terrell Owens, Agnes Bruckner, Schoolboy Q and Moby trying to promote the product. It's even more amusing to watch Lloyd act outraged about it afterward, as if he was pranked too.

"We were hoodwinked, flim-flammed, hornswoggled, shanghaied, bamboozled, hoverduped, swindled and scammed," he says in an "apology" video posted online that's just as genuine as the HUVr itself.

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Before You Go

LEGO Back To The Future
Marty Minifig(01 of14)
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We'd have preferred a hoverboard. But otherwise, this too is pretty great. (credit:HuffPost UK)
Gull Wing Doors(02 of14)
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Yes, the Lego DeLorean has the doors that slide up from the sides and slot back neatly into place. (credit:HuffPost UK)
Dashboard Clock(03 of14)
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The DeLorean's dashboard clock is set to 'present time' (IE 1985) and its destination is set to 1958 - the exact date that the first Lego brick was made. (credit:HuffPost UK)
'Outatime' Numberplate(04 of14)
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In the first Back To The Future the DeLorean had this exact Californian numberplate... (credit:HuffPost UK)
Barcode Numberplate(05 of14)
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... but in Back To The Future Part II, the numberplate was a barcode. The set has that one too (they're replaceable). (credit:HuffPost UK)
Lifting Wheels(06 of14)
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The wheels on the Lego DeLorean can 'lift up' into flight position, but are still strong enough to hold up the car in drive mode. It's a lovely action, Lego nerds. (credit:HuffPost UK)
The Minifigs Fit In The Car(07 of14)
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... Just. (credit:HuffPost UK)
Flux Capacitor(08 of14)
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The drawn-on Flux Capacitor is great - even having a two-tone colour scheme for the red label. (credit:HuffPost UK)
The Doc Minifig(09 of14)
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Just look at it. (credit:HuffPost UK)
Engines(10 of14)
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The construction of the car's engines is pretty immense - like two sets of Lego legs. (credit:HuffPost UK)
'Hover' Technology(11 of14)
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The kit comes with specially made 'hovering' technology. (Transparent bricks). (credit:HuffPost UK)
'Mr Fusion' Home Energy Reactor(12 of14)
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Removable, but wonderful. (credit:HuffPost UK)
Lone Ranger/Back To The Future Part III Tie-In(13 of14)
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The new Lone Ranger sets are great - and with a simple adjustment fit perfectly into a Back To The Future Part III wild west megaset. (credit:HuffPost UK)
The Book(14 of14)
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The kit comes with a nicely printed, genuinely touching book with words from the Michael J Fox Foundation (which is receiving funds from the sale of the kit) and the two Lego fans who came up with the idea. (credit:HuffPost UK)
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