>> ^calvados:
You want "segues". Segways are scooters.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/segues
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>> ^sanderbos:
My favorite from this one is the drill that segways into a a sawing sound,

Holy crap, I had no idea that was how you spelled the full word. I always thought that was how people spelled the abbreviated version which is common in film jargon, which I guess is actually "seg".

>> ^sanderbos:
My favorite from this one is the drill that segways into a a sawing sound,


You want "segues". Segways are scooters.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/segues

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Awesome. I love how it seems to prefer the same kinds of sounds as Attenborough's [sp?] lyrebird did, rolling trembling sounds. My favorite from this one is the drill that segways into a a sawing sound, which the bird seems to have stored as one single sound-experience.

Anyone remember the Segway? Those things were supposed to be as significant an advancement as the personal computer. I think I've seen two in real life...

Hype is cheap, if they really had this going as well as they claim they'd be mass marketing them already. This stuff was developed in 2006, do you really think that if it lived up to it's hype they'd have let 1/3 of it's patent life slip by without making any profit?

I really wanted to see it take on a Tall Starbucks Mocha Valencia pothole or maybe a half Venti Toffee Nut Latte curb.



ROFL :-D

but judging from the shaking movements of his hands i don't think that thing is a very stable ride. And because the price is in the range of a segway, it has to compete with that. If i had to decide between the two i would definitively go for the segway.

It does seem to have a bit of the wobblies...



Stormsinger says "Only 20 kph, and 7-9 km", which isn't far, but I think the idea here it to compete with the Segway-type of vehicle. It is intended to be something between walking and riding I think. The other thing that I see as being problematic about the riding position is the incredibly wet crotch you're going to get.



>> ^ponceleon:
Very cool concept, but in practice it seems like it would have some issues. Speed is definitely one, but the steering mechanism is what kind of makes me feel it would be iffy... A normal bike has you hunching forward which allows you to keep your bodyweight balanced easily. With this thing, it seems like you would have to keep your posture in a rather uncomfortable position for a vehicle.
Of course the other question is how far does it go on one charge?

Still, it is a very cool piece of engineering

Just add handlebars to make the Segway Sky.

If usernames were blacked out on this page and I had to guess who the nutcase with the pink background calling everyone childish names was, I'd either go with imstellar or that halfwit Texas secessionist from the recent TYT clip.

Seriously, blankfist, Statist? Stalinist? Are you sure you don't want to go straight to Fascist Highway Nazi?

But to the topic at hand... I think traffic control laws and procedures need an overhaul. I doubt being a dick in traffic court is going to bring about much change, though.

The Privileges and Immunities Clause has absolutely nothing to do with this. That protects people visiting another state from discrimination based on their guest status. It also protects people who move to another state from being discriminated against as an outsider or newcomer. They can't stop you at the Nevada border and tell you "Californians aren't allowed here!" Neither can they hold you in Nevada when you attempt to leave based on your Californian citizenship. They can, of course, hold you for breaking a law or something of that sort. It doesn't matter if you're driving a car, a motorcycle, a tank; walking; riding a bike, a bus, a pogo stick, a Segway or a unicycle.

Neat-o, but really, this is Segway territory.

Didn't realize plugging a WIRE into a WALL took so much EFFORT that the electro-infrastructure of earth must be reinvented.

Kinda like a segway, but not for fat slobs.

This is 67.4% less rediculous than the Segway.

>> ^MilkmanDan:
Looks cool! I wonder if there will be patent disputes with Segway since both use "intuitive leaning control" and gyroscopes for balance. Also refreshing to see a cool invention that I'd never heard anything of before -- unlike the thing that was going to change the face of human existance forever!


http://www.videosift.com/video/Learning-to-Ride-the-SBU-Self-Balancing-Unicycle

Looks cool! I wonder if there will be patent disputes with Segway since both use "intuitive leaning control" and gyroscopes for balance. Also refreshing to see a cool invention that I'd never heard anything of before -- unlike the thing that was going to change the face of human existance forever!

I'm talking more along the lines of a segway mindset.

According to wiki the Segway turns around using the handle bar, only forward and backward movement is possible just leaning, same as this thing. So it already does the same things the Segway does without external controls.