Rename the hoverboard to a more accurate depiction of it's function.

The Issue

In the past year of 2015 a new rolling product has hit the hungry market being touted as a "Hoverboard". The only problem is, they caress our great earth's crust with wheels. They can't hover at all. They turn on, they roll, and occasionally they catch fire and burn down structures. The name of the product doesn't necessarily need to include its function. I mean, look at the Slinky. It has done surprisingly well despite the obscure name. It shouldn't, however, elude to a function that it simply cannot attain. It does not float, fly, or hover above ground. There is simply no gap between the device and the ground. This product naming is deviously misleading, and could negatively effect future truly hovering products' development.

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The Issue

In the past year of 2015 a new rolling product has hit the hungry market being touted as a "Hoverboard". The only problem is, they caress our great earth's crust with wheels. They can't hover at all. They turn on, they roll, and occasionally they catch fire and burn down structures. The name of the product doesn't necessarily need to include its function. I mean, look at the Slinky. It has done surprisingly well despite the obscure name. It shouldn't, however, elude to a function that it simply cannot attain. It does not float, fly, or hover above ground. There is simply no gap between the device and the ground. This product naming is deviously misleading, and could negatively effect future truly hovering products' development.

The Decision Makers

Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor
Supreme Court Justice, One First Street N.E., Washington, DC 20543
Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan
Supreme Court Justice, One First Street N.E., Washington, DC 20543

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