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Good overview. $1400+tax though, wow. That "speed walker" he was racing against really looked like he was running ...

Spivak 4y ago
As long as both feet aren't in the air at the same time it's walking.
gamegoblin 4y ago
The main thing that separates speed walking ("race walking") from running is that you must always have a point of contact with the ground. That said, I've seen some articles of high speed video taken of pro race walkers and basically all of them have tiny moments where both feet are off the ground. Just not egregious enough for a referee to detect. In general, seems like a really contrived sport, but to each his own...
- 0cf8612b2e1e 4y ago
  Walter White has real opinions on people who lift their feet off the ground: https://youtu.be/JVBN7NAIrfg https://youtu.be/JVBN7NAIrfg
  - gcanyon 4y ago
    I once read an interview with a writer/producer on Malcolm who said early on they realized there wasn't anything Bryan Cranston wouldn't do. They specifically tried to come up with things for Hal to do to challenge Cranston, and he never said no.
    - quinndexter 4y ago
      The way I heard it, the writers had a game called "What won't Bryan Cranston do?" that quickly morphed into "What can't Bryan Cranston do?"
  - baby 4y ago
    I was like, wait that malcolm thing is real? Lol
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- bumby 4y ago
  Speed walking looks like "I need to find a restroom, pronto" walking
  - nidnogg 4y ago
    I would love to see this $1400 AI-powered drive-train toolkit swim through the average public restroom floor
- RajT88 4y ago
  Made for a good Cary Grant film.
colordrops 4y ago
I think it's technically walking as long as one foot is always on the ground.
- gcanyon 4y ago
  There are other requirements: the lead knee has to be straight from the moment the foot touches the ground to when the knee passes under the body. (or something like that)
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notJim 4y ago
$1400 doesn't seem that bad for the very first product of this type compared to other e-mobility stuff. E-bikes can cost around that price point (and way more of course) and they're a mature category. Scooters are much cheaper of course, but again, this is the first product of this type.

As long as both feet aren't in the air at the same time it's walking.

The main thing that separates speed walking ("race walking") from running is that you must always have a point of contact with the ground. That said, I've seen some articles of high speed video taken of pro race walkers and basically all of them have tiny moments where both feet are off the ground. Just not egregious enough for a referee to detect. In general, seems like a really contrived sport, but to each his own...

0cf8612b2e1e 4y ago
Walter White has real opinions on people who lift their feet off the ground: https://youtu.be/JVBN7NAIrfg https://youtu.be/JVBN7NAIrfg
- gcanyon 4y ago
  I once read an interview with a writer/producer on Malcolm who said early on they realized there wasn't anything Bryan Cranston wouldn't do. They specifically tried to come up with things for Hal to do to challenge Cranston, and he never said no.
  - quinndexter 4y ago
    The way I heard it, the writers had a game called "What won't Bryan Cranston do?" that quickly morphed into "What can't Bryan Cranston do?"
- baby 4y ago
  I was like, wait that malcolm thing is real? Lol
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bumby 4y ago
Speed walking looks like "I need to find a restroom, pronto" walking
- nidnogg 4y ago
  I would love to see this $1400 AI-powered drive-train toolkit swim through the average public restroom floor
RajT88 4y ago
Made for a good Cary Grant film.

colordrops 4y ago

I think it's technically walking as long as one foot is always on the ground.

gcanyon 4y ago
There are other requirements: the lead knee has to be straight from the moment the foot touches the ground to when the knee passes under the body. (or something like that)
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notJim 4y ago

$1400 doesn't seem that bad for the very first product of this type compared to other e-mobility stuff. E-bikes can cost around that price point (and way more of course) and they're a mature category. Scooters are much cheaper of course, but again, this is the first product of this type.