Segways

richlevy · 06-14-2003, 10:19 AM

This is not a criticism of President Bush's intelligence, but a real question. This week he stumbled trying to mount a Seqway? Are they that hard to get onto? Is it because the gyros don't run until it's started?

I always thought it was like stepping onto a garden hoe, like you see in some comedies. By placing your weight on the platform, the stick would automatically come up.

Do you think it's because he rides horses and was trying to mount the Segway like a horse?

I really thought those things were idiot-proof.

Odd_Bloke · 06-14-2003, 09:15 PM

What's a Segway?

SteveDallas · 06-14-2003, 10:34 PM

I always thought the Segway was a solution in seach of a problem. But then, I'm sure people said the same thing about those "horseless carriages" back in the early 20th century.

And if you'd like to read more about them, go to http://www.segway.com.

Pie · 06-14-2003, 11:46 PM

I understand he was holding a tennis racket at the time... Perhaps not holding on to the handlebars correctly can cause it to over-compensate.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/31183.html

- Pie

Bitmap · 06-15-2003, 12:13 AM

this is what i hate about American biased journalism... why are we hearing abou this from the UK and not from The States?

xoxoxoBruce · 06-15-2003, 08:26 AM

He needs an updated model.

elSicomoro · 06-15-2003, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bitmap
this is what i hate about American biased journalism... why are we hearing abou this from the UK and not from The States?

Actually Bit, their main source was ABC. And MSNBC.com ran a story about it as well (though I didn't read it).

Sounds like you're out of the loop. I understand...I probably know more about what's going on in Canada right now than the United States. It's sad really, but you know what they say...ignorance is bliss.

Pie · 06-15-2003, 09:40 AM

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Originally posted by Bitmap
this is what i hate about American biased journalism... why are we hearing abou this from the UK and not from The States?

There were plenty of US sources -- I just happen to like TheRegister. Says more about me than "biased journalism". I just typed the terms "segway Bush tennis racket" into google and picked the one I liked best...

- Pie (not a fan of Dubya)

warch · 06-26-2003, 11:38 AM

SO COOL. And it was tricky at first. (I wont make fun of the President) I didnt fall, but at first it goes against your natural inclination to control your balance. I wobbled back and forth quite a bit. Like on a bike, you naturally use your arms and lean for control. This thing is so sensitive it reacts to your attempts by wigging out to your pressure. Its in your knees, you relax, give it up and let the segway balance you. It reminded me ot those trust activites, you fall back and trust you'll be caught. WEE! I didnt want to give it back.

Undertoad · 06-26-2003, 12:14 PM

Someone suggested that W's problem was that the Segway he tried to mount was actually switched off. That kinda makes sense -- it would fail to balance him, and then he'd have to kinda run-fall, like the photos showed. It also makes sense because he's occasionally dense, but not uncoordinated.

richlevy · 06-26-2003, 03:38 PM

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Originally posted by Undertoad
Someone suggested that W's problem was that the Segway he tried to mount was actually switched off. That kinda makes sense -- it would fail to balance him, and then he'd have to kinda run-fall, like the photos showed. It also makes sense because he's occasionally dense, but not uncoordinated.

And that's why I was unwilling to judge his mental capacity by his stumbling over a Segway. Now if someone can just find a similar reasonable explanation for his atrocious foreign and domestic policy, I may have to up my estimate of his intelligence.

Happy Monkey · 06-26-2003, 04:10 PM

His foreign and domestic policy is also switched off.

99 44/100% pure · 06-26-2003, 04:56 PM

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Originally posted by Odd_Bloke
What's a Segway?

Segway (seh' gway) n. [U.S. vernacular] A proprietary name which has commonly come to mean any of a variety of personal, two wheeled, motorized transportation devices. Made known for its widespread use in the late 2010's in the popular worldwide resurgence of competitive chariot racing.

ZEUSDOG · 06-26-2003, 09:38 PM

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE TO TAKE A SMALL LESSON/COURSE IN ORDER TO BUY ONE.

NOW ABOUT GEORGE...

REMEMBER HE IS JUST A PAWN. DON'T SET YOUR EXPECTATIONS TOO HIGH. THE PEOPLE WHO 'REALLY' RUN THE COUNTRY KNOW YOU CAN'T HANDLE SEEING OR DEALING WITH THE REAL ISSUES; SO YOU GET GEORGE. I LIKE HIM. DON'T BLAME THE MESSENGER FOR THE WAR. I LIKE THE U.S., YOU GUYS ARE KINDA...HUMAN.

LATER...:p

wolf · 06-27-2003, 12:01 AM

Welcome, Zeusdog.

One question ... why are you shouting?

06-14-2003, 10:19 AM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Segways This is not a criticism of President Bush's intelligence, but a real question. This week he stumbled trying to mount a Seqway? Are they that hard to get onto? Is it because the gyros don't run until it's started? I always thought it was like stepping onto a garden hoe, like you see in some comedies. By placing your weight on the platform, the stick would automatically come up. Do you think it's because he rides horses and was trying to mount the Segway like a horse? I really thought those things were idiot-proof. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

06-14-2003, 09:15 PM	#2
Odd_Bloke Resident Denizen Join Date: May 2003 Location: Peterborough, UK Posts: 60	What's a Segway? __________________ "I am after all," said Pooh, "a bear of little brain." - A.A. Milne

06-14-2003, 11:46 PM	#4
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I understand he was holding a tennis racket at the time... Perhaps not holding on to the handlebars correctly can cause it to over-compensate. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/31183.html - Pie __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

06-15-2003, 08:26 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	He needs an updated model. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 06:08 PM.

06-26-2003, 11:38 AM	#9
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	I just rode a segway! SO COOL. And it was tricky at first. (I wont make fun of the President) I didnt fall, but at first it goes against your natural inclination to control your balance. I wobbled back and forth quite a bit. Like on a bike, you naturally use your arms and lean for control. This thing is so sensitive it reacts to your attempts by wigging out to your pressure. Its in your knees, you relax, give it up and let the segway balance you. It reminded me ot those trust activites, you fall back and trust you'll be caught. WEE! I didnt want to give it back.

06-14-2003, 10:34 PM	#3
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I always thought the Segway was a solution in seach of a problem. But then, I'm sure people said the same thing about those "horseless carriages" back in the early 20th century. And if you'd like to read more about them, go to http://www.segway.com.

06-15-2003, 12:13 AM	#5
Bitmap Look who thinks he's clever Dan. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Washington DC Metro Area. Fairfax city Posts: 226	this is what i hate about American biased journalism... why are we hearing abou this from the UK and not from The States?

06-26-2003, 12:14 PM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Someone suggested that W's problem was that the Segway he tried to mount was actually switched off. That kinda makes sense -- it would fail to balance him, and then he'd have to kinda run-fall, like the photos showed. It also makes sense because he's occasionally dense, but not uncoordinated.

06-26-2003, 04:10 PM	#12
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Easy His foreign and domestic policy is also switched off. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-26-2003, 09:38 PM	#14
ZEUSDOG Kinda New Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: EARTH Posts: 1	I BELIEVE YOU HAVE TO TAKE A SMALL LESSON/COURSE IN ORDER TO BUY ONE. NOW ABOUT GEORGE... REMEMBER HE IS JUST A PAWN. DON'T SET YOUR EXPECTATIONS TOO HIGH. THE PEOPLE WHO 'REALLY' RUN THE COUNTRY KNOW YOU CAN'T HANDLE SEEING OR DEALING WITH THE REAL ISSUES; SO YOU GET GEORGE. I LIKE HIM. DON'T BLAME THE MESSENGER FOR THE WAR. I LIKE THE U.S., YOU GUYS ARE KINDA...HUMAN. LATER...:p __________________ WATCHES RUN ON A MORTAL COIL

06-27-2003, 12:01 AM	#15
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