segway is stupid

[MSchue5938@aol.com]

the thing is inherently unstable- so it must use probably half of the battery capacity to run the gyro (to keep it from falling over). i bet the little elec. scootters (wheels in-line) they sell at GI Joes run faster and longer. plus the thing does'nt have brakes! so stopping probably can't occur quickly. someone will eventuallly get runn over by a car using one of these "segways" because they couldn't stop fast enough- and sue the manuf. thus ending production. i think he was just trying to find a use for his gyro! sort of like developing nuclear elec. production from weapons technology- overly high tech. for the intended result. like cutting butter with a chainsaw. mark [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[k650dsn@aol.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., MSchue5938@a... wrote:

> the thing is inherently unstable- so it must use probably half of

the battery

> capacity to run the gyro (to keep it from falling over). i bet the

little

> elec. scootters (wheels in-line) they sell at GI Joes run faster and

longer.

> plus the thing does'nt have brakes! so stopping probably can't

occur

> quickly. someone will eventuallly get runn over by a car using one

of these

> "segways" because they couldn't stop fast enough- and sue the manuf.

thus

> ending production. i think he was just trying to find a use for his

gyro!

> sort of like developing nuclear elec. production from weapons

technology-

> overly high tech. for the intended result. like cutting butter with

a

> chainsaw. > mark

Geeze, give the guy a break. People probably blasted the first motorcycle also, look where we are now. I think the idea is innovative and could lead to great things in the future, just give it time to grow and refine. Oh, by the way, Mark... Nukes Rule. Gino

[Bill Pratt]

I hope the technology can be applied to the handicapped. It would help make thousands of people mobile that are otherwise trapped to crutches and wheelchairs. Today an award was made to an 18 year old boy for inventing a glove that will allow international sign language to be displayed on a small screen. Others thought of it...this boy perfected the idea and will now get a patent because he made it work. BTW, he won a $100,000 scholarship. Therefore, I think the technology of Ginger is only limited by our minds and imagination. As for KLR650 content, maybe the next generation of KLR will incorporate this technology so it won't fall over "while parked in our garage". =:) Bill Pratt, Mill Creek, WA STOC #117, '97 ST1100-ABS, '97 KLR-650 http://www.billpratt.com "No matter where you go...there you are!"

----- Original Message ----- From: "David Critchley" To: Cc: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 1:16 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Segway is stupid > I think it is pretty obvious the the internal combustion engine is not > going to work by now. And it has scared a lot of horses, so it is time to ban > it. > Also, while we are looking at stupid ideas, what is this I heard in the > tavern the other night about some idle savages that actually have toilets > inside their houses. Yeh, I found that last one hard to believe too. > Blow out the candle before you go to bed folks. > David C > > jonathan.sykes@... wrote: > > > This Segway thing seems pretty stupid to me. The inventor seems to be > > living in another world - see the pictures of the 'village' at their > > website. I doubt if this thing will be able go up curbs or over grass? At > > 12 mph max speed you may as well walk. In fact, that's the weird thing - > > it's almost like a device for people who are too lazy to walk. Walking or > > bicycling is a lot more efficient, not to mention cheaper. This thing is > > supposed to retail at $3000! I can imagine the couple of yuppies that buy > > them and all the other people laughing at them. > > > > We had a similar boffin called Charles Sinclair in England 20 or so years > > ago. He came out with an electric go cart called the C5. It too was > > supposed to 'revolutionise' the way people travel. I think they sold about > > 3 of them and the rest wound up in the landfill. > > > > Now an electric KLR that does 90 mph and 200 miles on a charge, that would > > be something! > > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > Be part of the Adventure! > > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >