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The biggest problem with the Segway is that you look like a total dork using it. Do people on motorcycles look like lazy idiots? You totally missed the reason
by suivix 15y ago
The biggest problem with the Segway is that you look like a total dork using it.
Do people on motorcycles look like lazy idiots? You totally missed the reason why it failed.
- nasmorn 15y agoMotorcycles tend to kill a nice proportion of its users so lazy is not the first association really. So it is: Too young or reckless to use a car. With segways its more like: Too lazy to get on a bicycle.
- suivix 15y agoOk, what about skateboards? If you ride one downhill you barely need to use energy.
- nasmorn 15y agoYes but they are not generally seen as mere transportation. If you use it as that you kinda look like you are a overgrown teenager. If you use it as a platform for tricks and jumps it is again fairly dangerous. This time not in lives lost but in bones broken. When I see Tony Hawks Segway Pro in the shelves because people want to do those tricks but are afraid to break their bones, then maybe then Segways will be cool. All I see on the horizon is "Ride your Segway like Woz" the iPhone App that really only plays 3 videos (But you know how hard it is to get a video into iTunes).
- rdouble 15y agoYou use a reasonable amount of energy skateboarding. I would guess 300-500 cal/hr depending on what you are doing. You'll notice there are no fat skateboarders. The Segway didn't take off for a combination of factors. It looks lame, there's no place you can ride it legally, it costs the same as a motorcycle but you can't finance it, etc.