# Exploding hoverboards **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 10, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-hoverboards/740084 "2015-12-10T15:50:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-hoverboards/740084/21 "2015-12-11T18:56:33Z")
That silly lithium! Put it in a pill and it levels moods, put it in a battery and it levels buildings! ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-hoverboards/740084/22 "2015-12-14T02:39:51Z")
> [@](#): > > Amazon is pulling hoverboards from its store pending safety review > > After a series of hoverboard-related fires grabbed headlines, it looks like Amazon is taking action. According to Swagway, a major seller of hoverboards, Amazon has started questioning makers about their safety standards — and appears to be removing some boards from its store. > > As first noted by Best Reviews, links to some hoverboards have apparently disappeared, including listings for Swagway boards and those of other companies like the popular Phunkeeduck. Models from Razor and Jetson appear to still be available, as well as some cheaper models, but it’s currently unclear why that’s the case. > **[Amazon is pulling hoverboards from its store pending safety review](https://www.theverge.com/2015/12/12/10016416/amazon-hoverboards-pull)** > > The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-hoverboards/740084/23 "2015-12-14T02:48:41Z")
Some company sent me an email saying they had a sale on them. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-hoverboards/740084/24 "2015-12-14T08:24:00Z")
Was it a fire sale, did they say? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-hoverboards/740084/25 "2015-12-15T02:54:36Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Was it a fire sale, did they say? Dude, you win the thread! ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-hoverboards/740084/26 "2015-12-15T03:05:11Z")
We had a big 5 store catch fire near my house and burn down. I am wondering if the hoverboard may have contributed to this. Store was scheduled to close right after Christmas and had been there about 50 years or so. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-hoverboards/740084/27 "2015-12-15T03:17:46Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > We had a big 5 store catch fire near my house and burn down. I am wondering if the hoverboard may have contributed to this. Store was scheduled to close right after Christmas and had been there about 50 years or so. Perhaps the owners had an insurance problem. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-hoverboards/740084/28 "2015-12-15T05:00:14Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > We had a big 5 store catch fire near my house and burn down. I am wondering if the hoverboard may have contributed to this. Store was scheduled to close right after Christmas and had been there about 50 years or so. _Gimme an **A** … Gimme an **R** … Gimme an **S** …_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-hoverboards/740084.md?page=1)