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- unicronband, on 10/10/2007, -10/+67Dude, you need to sack up. Biking 5 miles to work is nothing. I and I'm sure many diggers do it every day. Unless you have a dire medical need to not use your legs (no, being a WoW addict doesn't count), you are contributing to cycle of laziness that having a Segway epitomizes. As fun and cool as I'm sure it is, I'd imagine the novelty wears out by using it every day. And you know, every time you go zipping by on that thing, every person you pass is thinking "what a ***** douchebag". I'm one of them.
Digg me down, I don't give a *****. - BlackTye, on 10/10/2007, -2/+49Why couldn't they make hovercars instead?
- brstilson, on 10/10/2007, -2/+36http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=segway_more_complicated_than_it_needs_to_be
- PuleIaNalu, on 10/10/2007, -5/+38the segway is now the sole domain of rentacops...
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -14/+43"Since the Tango is electric powered it produces zero emissions..."
Yeah, where does power come from again? Oh ya, coal and nuclear power plants. Increasing the load on them certainly does qualify as "zero emissions" since they produce no C02 at all... - toxicityj, on 10/10/2007, -0/+24its only a matter of time before kids start grinding and kickflipping their segways.
- exformation, on 10/10/2007, -2/+24Why do news stations still hype segways as the next big thing? It's pretty obvious by this point no one really wants them.
- bingmobo, on 10/10/2007, -12/+31hmm. I'm not fat (5'9" 170), and I SURE as hell am not rich. For one thing, it's not a scooter. You're right, you'd have to be MAD to pay that much for a SCOOTER. It's a new classification - PT (or EPAMD). I don't seen any scooters able to balance on their own on two non-tandem wheels and turn in-place while maneuvering among 100's of people. It is the only VIABLE means of getting around in a crowded city (ever been in DC on a scooter? - your life flashes before your eyes). A PT is BY LAW designed for sidewalks and path systems. I have yet to figure out why in God's name people associate a Segway with laziness. Last I checked, a car was a little lazier - you sit down, have cup holders and places to stash unhealthy food and eat WHILE driving. Segway - you standing UP (what a concept) you're maneuvering with turns, and yet BOTH are going the same distance... Anyway, I'll continue to get yelled "walk B**CH" at me and smile realizing the irony of them yelling it from a car while sitting, eating their bigmac. I'll see them at the movies too, only I will not have had to wait 20min for parking. It took how many years for people to completely accept the computer? How many people said "why in hell would ANYone want a computer in their home?"
- Detritus, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16Oh ***** you're gonna make me quote an after-school special: "Then they aren't really your friends."
Honestly though, the Segway is goofy but they still look fun to ride. - rebopper, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15They already do. There are groups of extreme Segway riders across the country. An off road version is also available.
http://www.strangesports.com/images/content/14683.JPG - TKn00b, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15lol at a newly invented form of discrimination.
"We don't take kindly to you "SEGWAY" riding folk 'round these parts." - schestowitz, on 10/10/2007, -4/+18Get a segway, lose your friends. Seriously, while the idea is an excellent one, there's a social barrier in acceptance. It's like rollerskates and skateboard before they became mainstream.
- o0joshua0o, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14The Segway should have been a personal jetpack.
- rebopper, on 10/10/2007, -4/+17The Segway would be practical if it were more affordable and not just a [fat] rich mans toy. I can only imagine the price of the Tango and how I could probably get a real scooter or motorcycle for less money. It's cool that these devices need little maintenance and no gas, but I would like to see an affordable model for normal people. If people are to embrace this type of technology, it needs to be within reach of the people that need it most; also it must also compete with the less than $1k electric scooters that are available. Until then, I will ride my Schwinn; no gas, nominal maintenance.
- lordtyros, on 10/10/2007, -2/+14You're a ***** emaciated idiot.
- Tyr7BE, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11Nuclear power produces zero emissions. It does produce nuclear waste, but the amounts are relatively small compared to what comes out of a coal or gas plant. Currently they just bury the waste in concrete bunkers, until they figure out how to break it down. So for some areas of the world, using an electric means of transportation really is emission-free.
- KniteWulf, on 10/10/2007, -6/+17How are fat chicks and Segways alike?
They're both fun to rid until a friend sees you. - LacY, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12But being all sweaty and smelly at work isn't...
- Desolite, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10uhhh you can be 5'9, 170, and not be overweight. i'm guessing you don't go to the gym much yourself otherwise you might realize this.
- alpha94, on 10/10/2007, -2/+115"9, 170lbs fat? You guys are crazy. I am 5"10 and 170 and work out 4 times a week in martial arts and do combat sparring. I am by no means a muscle head. I take a tonne of viatmins and health supplements and eat very healthy.
Maybe you guys are scrawny and underweight? - HarryManback, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11There's a guy that works in the complex here and he rides his Segway EVERYWHERE. To the breakroom, the bathroom, out to the smoking area. It's not a crowded, congested area around here. I thought perhaps he has a medical condition of some sort, but as it turns out, he's just decided he's done walking. I really couldn't give a ***** what anyone around here does, but I think it's a sad testament to our laziness to see this guy ride his Segway to go out and SMOKE!
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11Perhaps I don't want to be sweaty when I get to work?
- redisant, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Looks like those guys might have read about the EMBRIO from Bombardier 4 years ago...
http://www.gearbits.com/archives/000336.html
http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:zV-MbqSFs3MJ:www.brp.com/en-CA/Media.Center/Press.Releases/1/2003.07.09.htm+bombardier+EMBRIO&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us - KniteWulf, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Your comment's grammar hurt my head.
- evanpugface, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8the bicycle will always be the best way to get around a city.. until we are flying around with our jet packs...
- sgtbutterscotch, on 10/10/2007, -4/+11I agree with Otto. It's sad that you're railing on this man for using an alternative way to get to work that has no negative externality on anything. You say it contributes to laziness, but how do you know he doesn't work out everyday? Maybe he's got a cushy job and doesn't want sweat stains showing. Maybe he doesn't want to be exhausted when he gets to work. I used to ride my bike two miles to and from school (4 total) on hills both ways. I live in Atlanta so it's really humid and makes the heat feel worse and I'd like to see you bike two miles in 90 degree, humid weather without being exhausted by the end.
- dorshorst, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8coal, yes; nuclear, no
but you are right that the energy has to come from somewhere - FlagrantDrugUse, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8Mirror, just in case of a ***** ***** blizzard:
http://duggmirror.com//design/What_The_Segway_Should_Have_Been/plain.html - saleem, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6do *you* bike to work? however you want to spin the segway, without it, the guy would be driving a car to work, clogging streets and using foreign oil.
- Gymbo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6um technically it does.... someone had to make it and someone had to deliver it to the store so really everything produces emissions ... that why i don't care and i just continue to do what i do and turn stuff off that i don't use...(and cut down as many trees so tree huggers still have there jobs on a picket line)
- Veritate, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Hey, guys -- yeah, the Segway may not be the end-all of personal transport -- but this is NOT a Segway. It does use the self-balancing of a Segway, something which is arguably the Seg's best feature. It has a top speed of 40 mph compared to the Seg's 15 mph, making it fairly usable for local travel. In short, it merits a serious look, and if not workable for some reason, something else will come along that will improve travel.
- TKn00b, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7Real cops have these in Norfolk, VA. They are even less intimidating than bicycle cops.
- adolfojp, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Living in the tropics I can say that a 5 mile bike ride or walk under the sun will only guarantee arriving at work drenched in sweat.
- bingmobo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5it cost me $10,000 LESS than a miata. oh, and no maintenance, gas, insurance... adds up quick.
$5k and that's it. - davewashere, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Is it like one of these: http://www.planearium2.de/pics/pics-511.jpg
- lordtyros, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6G.O.B.?
- pogfreak, on 10/10/2007, -2/+6Dean Kamen is ahead of his time. All the haters today are the equivalent of the car haters of the 19th and early 20th century who clung to their horse and buggy. No new mode of transportation has instantly become popular, it'll take decades before "ginger" truly revolutionizes city transportation; but its bound to happen, its just a matter of A) tech getting cheaper B) cities becoming even more overcrowded.
- manray, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Another testament to long, cold winters in Canada.
- mstoneburner, on 10/10/2007, -2/+6Yeah but being sweaty and smelly when you get to work is bad frowned upon where I work.
- Riffraffs, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4the best thing to come from a segway is the segway wheel chair. A wheel chair that stands up on two wheel and balances. http://www.ibotnow.com/ibot/
http://digg.com/tech_news/Segway_Wheelchair_Mobility_System - thehead1138, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Ok... that's cool, but I have a question. If *IT* didn't win... what the hell did?
- manray, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4umm... Nuclear power IS Zero-Emissions.
- unicronband, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5Very cromulent use of the word "embiggening".
- ubpsanity, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4A Scooter is going to cost way more than $100 for a good one..
Look at the price of a new Vespa, $5000 or so.
Me, I want a mid 60's Lambretta to restore, it could cost as much as a new Vespa, before restoration. - ubpsanity, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Thats a really good idea. But the biggest problem with putting a Candu in the states is what Candu stands for, CANadian Deuterium Uranium. For it to fly in the states, it'd have to be renamed.
- inkyblue2, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4uh, wrong. i biked 6 miles to work for a while, but i could get away with it because it was downhill on the way in (less sweatiness) and i didn't have to dress up for the job. anyone who wears a tie at work or whose commute is less accommodating is going to have to have access to a shower at/near work and figure out a way to transport their work clothes without wrinkling them, not to mention their towel and shower stuff. not saying it's impossible, but it definitely makes biking to work a major pain in the ass for a lot of people.
- crimson117, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5Let's just hope Mr. Garrison didn't design the controls...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O4RY06OF6g
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Entity_%28South_Park%29 - RobertS44, on 10/10/2007, -2/+55' 9" and 155lbs here. BMI are NOT a way to know if someone is fat. so stfu people.
- Ramble, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3And then plants absorb that extra carbon, plants die, animals eat plants, animals die, animals get buried and form into coal/oil in a couple of million years.
Problem solved. -
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