The best way to increase your cool quotient and appear hipper than you actually are, especially if you are hitting that dreaded number forty, is to hit the streets on a pair of flaming red skates. Of course, you may eventually end up with half your teeth missing, but who cares about something minor like that when blemishes only add to desirability.

But if you’re still young and healthy, with all your teeth intact, then you may want to throw away your old pair of skates and truly explore your wild side with these electric skates. Designed by Matteo Gentile, these skates have an electric motor attached to give it the much desired hike in speed. Acceleration appears to be controlled with the foot via some unexplained mechanism. Taking inspiration from the young skaters in Barcelona who use skates for short commutes, Matteo’s design is a hybrid of a snowboard and skateboard.

The skates definitely look mean enough to get you into trouble, with its red wheels and furious looking coils. If you’re strapping into these for a short commute, make sure it doesn’t become your last.

Via: MGDesignStudio