Depending on your opinion, hoverboards are some combination of expensive, annoying, or futuristically cool. Maybe these costume ideas will help you sort out your feelings on the matter?
Maybe you haven't heard yet, but a product called the hoverbaord has hit the market and people everywhere (ok maybe just in the "nice" parts" of town are gliding, not walking, on their new toys. If you're unfamiliar with the product, here's an article by Jessica Contrera explaining that they do not, in fact, hover. Rather they roll. They are like "Segways without the handelbars."
Well a Vine user by the name of Mo Khan already came up with one kid-friendly and pretty funny costume idea that makes use of his Hoverboard: Aladdin from the Disney movie by the same name. Behold his costume in action below.
Kelsey McKinney followed the viral popularity of Khan's costume with a list of seven, including Aladdin, costume ideas for Hoverboard users, ranging from the Wicked Witch of the West to Marty McFly (naturally). And to be fair, the headline adorning this listicle fesses up about how good these costume ideas are, but check out the rest at the link.
Read the full story: 7 stupid costumes to wear if you must ride a hoverboard this Halloween
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