Prediction
ADDICTION
BY Andy Simmons
ILLUSTRATIONS BY Ryan InzanaWe often hear about new predictions
and prophecies for the future, most of
which turn out to be wrong. You know
who gets them right? A few good
books (and movies)Hoverboard
Sure, the DeLorean sports car in the Back to the
Future movies was a cool time traveller, but it had
nothing on the levitating skateboard that Marty
McFly – played by Michael J. Fox – hopped on to
escape a bunch of thugs. Three decades later,
a 40-year-old French inventor proved the
scriptwriters’ foresight by hovering across the
English Channel. Franky Zapata strapped his
boots to a board connected to five small turbine
engines (right) and made the 35-kilometre trip
from France in 22 minutes. Unlike Marty, Zapata
wassmartenoughto wear a helmet.TECHNOLOGY
100 april 2020