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This hoverboard fail video is 16 seconds of comedy gold

No one and nothing is safe.

Dec 31st 2015, 11:48 AM 5,810 Views 3 Comments

ONE YOUNG BOY, sitting backwards on a hoverboard. It’s a recipe for disaster.

hoverboard Source: Twitter/@grannywinkle

This 16-second video has over 21,000 retweets, and that is because it is a work of art.

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There’s so much to love about this. The angle, the sound of the baubles popping off the tree, the girl behind the camera’s mischievous cackle.

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The best part, though? The dad not losing his sh*t, not making any threats, just calmly stating: “All right, that’s enough, it’s over.”

The voice of a man who has now truly seen it all. We feel you, Pops.

A ton of brands made the exact same mistake with their scheduled New Year’s tweets>

A guy on Facebook fooled people into praying for this dog with a slice of ham on its face>

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This hoverboard fail video is 16 seconds of comedy gold