500,000 hoverboards recalled

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has ordered the recall of 500,000 hoverboards over what they are calling “fundamental design flaws” because of their tendency to explode and/or burst into flames.

Great Scott!

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

I don’t see the phrase “design flaw” anywhere. I thought the fires were due to poor quality control of batteries, not actual design flaws?

It’s not in the link, but it’s what the spokesperson said when announcing the recall. I heard it on TV, so it must be true. :smiley:

They should have been recalled for not hovering.

I can’t believe anyone still has one of those, after all the bad press they got around Christmastime.

I thought flames and explosions would be a feature, not a bug.

It’s all in the marketing.

But do people really want fire that can be fitted nasally?

They do.
Briefly.
Just after the explosion.

For the win.