Anyone who has attempted to manouvre a swegway knows that it takes time and skill to learn how to balance the trendy toy.
This comical video shows a hapless father in Saudi Arabia trying on the balance board - with a disastrous result.
As it moves forward, he sways and bends over to regain his balance, causing the hoverboard to speed up.
Seconds later, the man completely loses control of the hoverboard, and ends up crashing head-first into a door, shattering the glass.
The so-called hoverboard or swegway, which was one of 2015's most popular Christmas presents, is actually a two-wheeled, battery-powered scooter.
There are many different brands of swegway, such as the IO Hawk and MonoRover R2. They range in price from £150 to £2,000.
The swegways have been mired in controversy as its popularity has grown, and public use was officially banned in New York City last week, with similar regulation already in place in London.
Now, anyone found riding the two-wheeled electric vehicles on the street or sidewalk in NYC could face a $500 fine and have their hoverboard impounded.
There has also been growing concerns that the two-wheeled balance boards are not safe and continue to remain a fire hazard.
Dozens of fires have been reported in both the UK and the US, thought to be caused by lithium-ion batteries and the hoverboards' electronic wiring.
Over the last couple of months, countless videos have been produced and posted to YouTube of the products bursting into flames for no apparent reason.
In the very worst cases, entire homes have been burned down and users have received burn injuries.
In the UK, National Trading Standards said nine in ten hoverboards examined since October have been detained, mainly for having non-compliant electrical components that could explode or catch fire.
By Sara Malm
