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09-27-2010, 05:06 PM
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Those Darn Segway Scooters
All possible segway jokes aside, rest in peace to the (new) owner of Segway scooters who fell to his death the other day.
They have ruled it an accident. That's a very interesting accident, though:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39377851...ld_news-europe
Experts have been warning about their safety:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39382682/?GT1=43001
GCers, I want those of you who ride to work on your Segways (knight_shadow?) to be very careful. God bless.
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09-27-2010, 05:17 PM
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I don't have a Segway.
I read this earlier. Pretty sad situation.
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09-27-2010, 05:19 PM
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So never having been on one, is it not possible to jump off if you are having control problems or facing danger?
I think I'd rather suffer a broken nose and/or some scrapes rather than going off a cliff (or driving into a bench such as that one article suggests).
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09-27-2010, 05:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by knight_shadow
I don't have a Segway.
I read this earlier. Pretty sad situation.
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There's no segway.
It is very sad. I actually had to remind myself of what a Segway scooter is. I thought people had gotten over them.
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So never having been on one, is it not possible to jump off if you are having control problems or facing danger?
I think I'd rather suffer a broken nose and/or some scrapes rather than going off a cliff (or driving into a bench such as that one article suggests).
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I was wondering that. Perhaps he was going too fast.
I would also rather suffer a broken body than a dead one. It actually made me wonder if he was trying to stop it...or if he intentionally went to the cliff and thought he could stop before falling off. I hope he didn't commit suicide.
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09-27-2010, 05:30 PM
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Segway company owner rides scooter off cliff
It's not funny what happened but I LOL'd at the title of that article 
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09-27-2010, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by PiKA2001
Segway company owner rides scooter off cliff
It's not funny what happened but I LOL'd at the title of that article
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There's a Segway to hell with your name on it.
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09-27-2010, 05:40 PM
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There's a Segway to hell with your name on it. |
You're right, karma is a bitch so it's probably best if I never get on a Segway.
Didn't President Bush bust his ass falling off of a Segway a few years back?
This is some pretty shitty publicity for Segway....
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09-27-2010, 05:44 PM
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Didn't President Bush bust his ass falling off of a Segway a few years back?
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LOL!
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09-27-2010, 05:44 PM
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The machine's creator, Dean Kamen, wants to see US Special Forces troops eventually ride Segways into battle.
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LOL!!!
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09-27-2010, 05:45 PM
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I just don't see the point in 'em. What a ridiculously expensive way to accomplish the same thing as a bicycle.
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09-27-2010, 05:47 PM
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I just don't see the point in 'em. What a ridiculously expensive way to accomplish the same thing as a bicycle.
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Yep!
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09-27-2010, 06:59 PM
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OMG I finally have a reason to post this Wierd Al video! (gotta watch it at least halfway): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw
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09-27-2010, 08:24 PM
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Compared to a bicycle, Segways are ten times as expensive, half the speed, and generally have much shorter range.
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09-27-2010, 08:59 PM
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When I first heard this, I seriously thought it was a joke.
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