Segways

[heyzeus]

I don't know what one is.

Picture this bearing down the sidewalk at ya.



Chills the soul, no?

[lukethedrifter]

With the onset of Spring you will start to see the Segway tours around Forest Park. Science Center Segway classes.

[AdmiralKird]

[haltz]

I have a friend who left his job at Best Buy to make about the same amount of money at the Segway store in Columbia, Mo. He was pumped about it, talking about how they were the wave of the future, and (hysterically) got really pissed when I questioned that particular market.

Anyone know if that store is still open? A cursory glance at Google results is no help.

[Gashouse]

Was it Bush Sr or Jr who fell over while riding one?

[TabascoElvis]

Remember all the hype about them when they were being touted as an invention that would completely change the world. What was that, '01 '02 maybe?

inventor Dean Kamen predicted that the Segway "will be to the car what the car was to the horse and buggy"

[Jocephus]

Remember all the hype about them when they were being touted as an invention that would completely change the world. What was that, '01 '02 maybe?

inventor Dean Kamen predicted that the Segway "will be to the car what the car was to the horse and buggy"

yeah...there was a ton of hype about them...and it flopped...


south park parodied the whole idea...mr. garrison made a ...interesting design

maybe NSFW

[SHOW]

[cardinalkarp]

Since they don't really go that fast it just seems like they are made for lazy asses that don't want to walk.

[Maclowery]

I can see where the inventor is coming from.

His vision was of an urban environment where the streets were generally replaced by Segways and smaller-sized delivery carts/trucks. Sidewalks were still for pedestrians, but the majority of commuteres would use Segways. Cars/SUVs/Tanks-On-Wheels would not be in the picture at all.

In that totally utopian dreamworld, they would be super, super cool. Unfortunately, it's not going to happen. People aren't going to leave/sell their cars.

I can see them being really relevant in a closed infrastructure that totally omits cars/trucks/etc from the private sector. As in, like, a f-in' space colony. Yes, Segways are a good idea for people that commute a couple miles in an urban environment. No, they aren't going to be prevalent until we're on f-in' Mars riding around in New Vegas or whatever.

[obucard]

They see me roll on... my Segway
I know in my heart they think I'm white & nerdy