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The popular hoverboard delivered fun and falls this Christmas season
This year, hoverboards topped most Christmas lists -- despite recent stories about them catching fire.
Both adults and children have found that the not-so-easy to ride hoverboards can actually be dangerous. This is why some physicians recommend that riders wear a helmet and elbow pads while aboard.
The hashtag #HoverboardFail has been popular on social media, including Instagram, accumulating more than 900 examples of some of the worst possible falls and injuries resulting from a rider losing their balance.
Did you receive a hoverboard for Christmas? What has your experience been?
WHEN YOU THINK YOU MARTY MCFLY ON YA FIRST TRY. #hoverboardfails pic.twitter.com/2tsqFSmBF5
— ✨Max Crumm (@MaxCrumm) December 28, 2015
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Kate Knibbs, staff writer at Gizmodo. She tweets from