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Meh. 13kmh is not a lot and these are only suitable for really smooth floors. Don't see the point though because these things are so big they must be checked in

Meh. 13kmh is not a lot and these are only suitable for really smooth floors. Don't see the point though because these things are so big they must be checked in which is the first thing you do at an airport so they can't be used after that. I also wonder how much useful space is left in them after the slide-out steering mechanism, batteries and motors. I'd be more worried about tons of lithium batteries made to the cheapest price going inside the cargo hold.

dylan604 2y ago
> I also wonder how much useful space is left in them after the slide-out steering mechanism, batteries and motors. looking at the image in TFA, that looks about the size of a carry on which is much smaller than I was imagining. to counter, there's a Visa commercial running as part of the Olympics with Simone Biles next to her suitcase which is as big as she is. It is disturbingly large. Like, it can't be real, can it? Or she is just that little. Either way, I'm remembering the wrong parts of their commercial, but I could see a suitcase of that size being something Transformer-ish into something you and your family could ride
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- munificent 2y ago
  > Simone Biles next to her suitcase which is as big as she is. It is disturbingly large. Like, it can't be real, can it? Or she is just that little. She is 4 ft 8 in (142 cm). She's almost carry-on sized herself.
  - foobar1962 2y ago
    I read that in Kenneth William's voice.
GuB-42 2y ago
It looks like it is just the size for carry-on luggage, with a removable battery with a capacity no higher than the maximum allowed. They obviously thought about these things. They weight about 10kg though. It means if the airline imposes a limit on the weight of a carry-on, you probably won't be ably to put anything inside of it. But because the battery is removable, you can still check it in and keep the battery with you.
- hughesjj 2y ago
  I saw a kid riding one of these in HND (past security) about a month ago. It was definitely carryon sized.
kazinator 2y ago
13 km/h is a 7:22 mile pace. For the average recreational runner, that would be like using the airport terminal for their tempo run.

dylan604 2y ago

> I also wonder how much useful space is left in them after the slide-out steering mechanism, batteries and motors. looking at the image in TFA, that looks about the size of a carry on which is much smaller than I was imagining. to counter, there's a Visa commercial running as part of the Olympics with Simone Biles next to her suitcase which is as big as she is. It is disturbingly large. Like, it can't be real, can it? Or she is just that little. Either way, I'm remembering the wrong parts of their commercial, but I could see a suitcase of that size being something Transformer-ish into something you and your family could ride

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munificent 2y ago
> Simone Biles next to her suitcase which is as big as she is. It is disturbingly large. Like, it can't be real, can it? Or she is just that little. She is 4 ft 8 in (142 cm). She's almost carry-on sized herself.
- foobar1962 2y ago
  I read that in Kenneth William's voice.

GuB-42 2y ago

It looks like it is just the size for carry-on luggage, with a removable battery with a capacity no higher than the maximum allowed. They obviously thought about these things. They weight about 10kg though. It means if the airline imposes a limit on the weight of a carry-on, you probably won't be ably to put anything inside of it. But because the battery is removable, you can still check it in and keep the battery with you.

hughesjj 2y ago
I saw a kid riding one of these in HND (past security) about a month ago. It was definitely carryon sized.

kazinator 2y ago

13 km/h is a 7:22 mile pace. For the average recreational runner, that would be like using the airport terminal for their tempo run.