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From possible incendiary device to getaway vehicle, the wrongly-named hoverboard has now seen it all. But this full life it’s been living might prove to have been a wise decision, as it could very well be a short life as well.
Several airlines have banned them on board their aircraft based on the high risk of their batteries catching fire. At the same time, the use of hoverboards on public pavement is now illegal in the UK, the authorities considering that these devices are too slow to go on the street and yet too dangerous to ride on the sidewalk, among pedestrians. As a consequence, they’re only allowed on private property, with the consent of the landowner.
But that is completely irrelevant now since the man using the hoverboard in this video has other, more serious reasons to fear the law. No, it’s not the gray tracksuit worn in public, but the fact that he leaves a store with a crate of soda bottles as if he owned the place.
The Guardian says the Metropolitan Police in Mitcham, south London, is now on a manhunt after this guy. It released CCTV footage of him riding through the store on his hoverboard, blue LEDs flashing and all, while holding the desired crate of Lucozade.
The man can be seen entering the store, providing the camera with a very clear shot of his face. He then emerges from one of the shop’s aisles carrying the incriminating soda, while casually looking around. He uses the mobility of the hoverboard to spin and then ride backwards a little before rolling out the door as if nothing happened.
The whole scene - and particularly its speed - is somehow reminiscent of George Costanza’s mobility scooter high-speed chase in one of Seinfeld series’ episodes. If he had used the hood of that jacket of his to hide his face, he would now be enjoying that Lucozade worry-free. Considering how crystal-clear his face is shown at the start of the clip, however, his best bet now would be to walk (and we can’t stress that enough) to the closest police precinct and turn himself and what’s left of the soda in.
But that is completely irrelevant now since the man using the hoverboard in this video has other, more serious reasons to fear the law. No, it’s not the gray tracksuit worn in public, but the fact that he leaves a store with a crate of soda bottles as if he owned the place.
The Guardian says the Metropolitan Police in Mitcham, south London, is now on a manhunt after this guy. It released CCTV footage of him riding through the store on his hoverboard, blue LEDs flashing and all, while holding the desired crate of Lucozade.
The man can be seen entering the store, providing the camera with a very clear shot of his face. He then emerges from one of the shop’s aisles carrying the incriminating soda, while casually looking around. He uses the mobility of the hoverboard to spin and then ride backwards a little before rolling out the door as if nothing happened.
The whole scene - and particularly its speed - is somehow reminiscent of George Costanza’s mobility scooter high-speed chase in one of Seinfeld series’ episodes. If he had used the hood of that jacket of his to hide his face, he would now be enjoying that Lucozade worry-free. Considering how crystal-clear his face is shown at the start of the clip, however, his best bet now would be to walk (and we can’t stress that enough) to the closest police precinct and turn himself and what’s left of the soda in.
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