| User | Comment |
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| mandy | | posted 11-Dec-2001 9:56pm |
YAY!!!! No more walking...... |
| jkiehart | | posted 11-Dec-2001 9:58pm |
Anything to keep people from walking. Wouldn't want America to thin down, no siree.
Pretty convenient way to travel. Unless you have more than one package. Or small children. Or it's raining. Or snowing. |
| HareKrishna | | posted 11-Dec-2001 10:01pm |
Where is no? |
| Cleo | | posted 11-Dec-2001 10:18pm |
Not familiar with it......  |
| anoddoblivion | | posted 11-Dec-2001 10:20pm |
I saw it on a morning news cast a year ago. They guessed at what it was, and they were right. |
| anoddoblivion | | posted 11-Dec-2001 10:21pm |
What if the road is really bumpy? |
| mandy |
"I have heard nothing about the Segway Human Transporter"=no
This wasn't a yes or no question |
| confetti | | posted 12-Dec-2001 12:23am |
I may have, but I have really pressing things on my mind right now; the next things happening with my addiction--my one-hour, five-times-a-week, sugar-free, calorie-free, visual pastry--in other words, a delicious Latin primetime soap opera that none of you have ever heard of. La Baby Sitter. From Colombia. The dad's taking so freaking long to make a move on his kids' nanny--my heroine, the slim, brunette, perky, twenty-something Fabiana. Tomorrow he's helping her with her French. Oh, Joy! See, I could be doing really great, intellectual stuff like finishing "Lolita" (it's gag-worthy at this point, I believe I'm where he visits her school or something), I could try and tune my guitar, although I'll probably fudge up the strings worse (I got it yesterday, as my major Christmas present), or adapting my ill-fated short story to a book (my measly start is wonderful, which is strange), or beginning to review all the crummy stuff I have to study since I have to do three make-up exams in January in Computer Lab, Chemistry and Social Studies--where I majorly flaked. No math, though. I'm good in math. I could call my friend and try to persuade her not to lose her virginity to this awful guy this weekend, I could try and capture Growlithe, I could be asleep, but no--staying up at 11:24 PM writing all the things that I could be doing on a website called Survey Central is the solution  |
Kristal_Rose   | | posted 12-Dec-2001 12:26am |
The footpedals should have solar panels. I heard some press go "It will revolutionize the way we get hit by cars". |
LindaH  | | posted 12-Dec-2001 1:01am |
If I was going to be that lazy, I might as well be on something where I could sit down. |
| Dino | | posted 12-Dec-2001 3:53am |
I take it were not referring to some Star Trek thingy here. No I've not heard of it. |
Maarten  | | posted 12-Dec-2001 5:41am |
It's a fun thing, but too expensive. |
| juliw | | posted 12-Dec-2001 9:07am |
Not a damned thing |
| Oscar | | posted 12-Dec-2001 9:11am |
nope |
| TeddyMiller | | posted 12-Dec-2001 9:15am |
I read about it, and thought it was a lot less of a big deal than the prior hype had made it out to be. |
| cpierson | | posted 12-Dec-2001 9:40am |
Dear God, they have to change that acronym. |
| jkiehart |
Yeah, that quote's from SNL's weekend update.
Pity the show sucks so much this year.
Although I'm still a huge fan and never miss an episode. |
| Biggles | | posted 12-Dec-2001 10:23am |
It looks like an invention for lazy *ahem* people (especially geared towards Americans?) who can't be bothered to exercise at all (eg. walk) and have lots of money to throw around......
It's more likely to catch on amongst young rich bratty kids. |
| Jemmy | | posted 12-Dec-2001 2:57pm |
Never heard of it until now. |
| HareKrishna | | (reply to mandy) posted 12-Dec-2001 5:41pm |
Sorry. I was confused. |
| Wookiewoman | | posted 12-Dec-2001 6:35pm |
I have seen the SHT on the Discovery Channel. Pretty cool! |
| Gamera | | posted 13-Dec-2001 1:10am |
What a stupid piece of fossil fuel burning crap. I would think it would be cool for people like my mother, who has bad enough arthritis in her hip that she can't walk more than a block or two at most... but it weights 65lbs- I doubt she could get it on or off the first curb she came to. I can't think of anyone it would really benefit who would also be able to manage its bulk. And there's just no room for crap like that on sidewalks or streets. I may carry a can of cheez-wiz with me if they hit the streets here, to cheez anyone who tries to beep people off the sidewalk into traffic with it. Even the smartest people can be devoted to really stupid projects for long periods of time. |
| Kristal_Rose | | (reply to jkiehart) posted 13-Dec-2001 4:41am |
I only watch it once a year or so, but i was bursting in laughter over the christmas kangaroo. |
| Dino | | posted 13-Dec-2001 4:43am |
*Calls into dark echoey cave*
Hello! Can anyone find a link for us who haven't heard of it? |
| Kristal_Rose | | (reply to Gamera) posted 13-Dec-2001 4:55am |
Think though of the immense percentage af folks who take the car for anything over a block or two. That's a lot more fossil fuel. We should have bike lanes everywhere anyhow. Electric vehicles generally consume more fossil fuel (except to the extent that they employ regenerative braking), and create hazardous battery gasses and manufacture issues, but at least they cut down on urban HC emissions.
You see it as less legwork, but the song 'nobody walks in LA' is the truth, so it should mean less car here. Everyone here is stunned that I travel almost exclusively by bicycle, though back in Santa Cruz, CA (a hippy town), that would have not been considered too unusual. |
| icurok | | (reply to Dino) posted 13-Dec-2001 6:16am |
www.segway.comMy own personal favourite part of the site... Step on Segway HT, and your instinct will be to steady yourself, as you would on anything with two wheels. Almost immediately, you'll realize that isn't necessary—Segway HT is balancing for you. Then it's as simple as shifting your weight. Lean forward and you go forward. Straighten up and you gently stop. You'll see that Segway HT isn't moving you, it's moving in response to you. That's what happens physically. Emotionally, it's like the childhood dreams you had where you could fly. You feel freedom, exhilaration, and confidence. You have the sensation of the ground moving beneath you, but you're not touching it. And you're seized by the desire to go somewhere. Only then do you become aware of your own smile. (Bleurgh!) |
| spidertea | | posted 13-Dec-2001 11:55am |
Have not heard about it. |
| jkiehart |
That WAS funny! |
| mandy |
OIC Hare Krishna  |
| Gamera |
I guess I'm just used to around here, where most people drive to things over a block or two when it's wet or slushy or bitter cold out- conditions that would make you into a SHTsickle. |
| HareKrishna | | (reply to mandy) posted 14-Dec-2001 5:40pm |
Hare Krishna Mandy,
It's raining outside today so I decided to log-on early today.
how are you? |
| mandy |
I'm absolutely exhausted! But still smiling!!!!!!!! |
| HareKrishna | | (reply to mandy) posted 15-Dec-2001 5:00pm |
Why is/was that? |
