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Dec 28, 2015
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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.
A boy rides a hoverboard on the day after Christmas, in San Pedro, California Dec. 26, 2015. Reports of some hoverboards, also known as self-balancing, two-wheeled scooters catching fire have led to an investigation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
A boy rides a hoverboard on the day after Christmas, in San Pedro, California.
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This year, hoverboards topped most Christmas lists -- despite recent stories about them catching fire.

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?

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