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HopeHoops

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4. I came up with the idea in the early 70's (as a kid). Nobody took me seriously.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 04:02 PM
Nov 2012

I had no clue it was an old concept. I just figured if you shifted magnets front to back you could float, accelerate, and come to complete stop just with the magnets. Everyone laughed at me. Here, 40 years later, they're looking at 311 mph!!! I never even dreamed of that. I figured 30mph would be good.

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