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Unread 17-01-2011, 17:06
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Re: the segway just got a whole lot cooler

*sigh*

As much as I respect Dean as an inventor and as incredibly cool as his inventions are, it seems to me that the Segway and this mini-car suffer from the same problem: they solve a problem that doesn't exist.

It must be significantly better than legs, affordable, not subject to massive liability issues wrt transportation safety, etc...

OR significantly better than a car, affordable, not subject to massive liability issues wrt transportation safety, etc...

And as the Segway replaces legs in a rather cool but non-cost-effective way, this seems to replace legs + umbrella + backpack in a rather cool non-cost-effective way.
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