Jet ski racer-turned-entrepreneur Franky Zapata is no mad scientist. However, his Flyboard Air hoverboard, which can reach speeds of 150kph (94mph), is scarily similar to the comic book supervillain’s Goblin Glider.
Guinness World Records have confirmed that Zapata’s hoverboard managed to cover 2,252 meters at a height of 50 meters near Sausset-les-Pins harbour. Check out the video below: