Sorry, ladies. The electric surfboard signals the end of buff, tanned surfers down at the beach
It seems like there is a conspiracy afoot. A conspiracy designed to turn even the sportiest of people into lazy lumps of lard. A conspiracy to put electric motors into every human-powered mode of transport.
Electric bikes for the frail or elderly I can understand, but an electric surfboard? Crazy. But that’s just what you get with the Wavejet, a “Personal Water Propulsion” engine which can be built into surfboards, kayaks or anything else that is both fun and that keeps you (until now) fit and trim.
The engine is powered by li-ion batteries and can produce 20 pounds of thrust for up to half an hour, after which you’ll have to plug it in to recharge. The idea of an electric surfboard, according to the blurb, is that you can catch faster-moving waves without being towed in. But surely the half-hour battery life would make that a rather short session?
And so the electrification of normally calorie-powered devices continues. Bikes, roller-skates, skateboards and now surfboards. What next? Electric dumbbells?
Wavejet product page [Wavejet via Uncrate]
See Also:
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