Kamen: Napolean Complex or Salesmanship

[Jordan A.]

Alright I post this in the rumor mill because it seems the type of place that isnt instantly offended.

This is purely meant as a fun conversation I hope no one takes it too seriously.

During the ceremonies at the Einstein field you cant help but notice that Dean spent almost all the time on his Segway

When he didnt it as very easy to see how short he is.

So ive got it narrowed down to 2 things

Napolean Complex: he's bitter about his shortness and hides it by ridding his "horse" constantly

or

Salesmanship: he wants to sell them so he rides it all the time for publicity.

What do you think?

[Joe Matt]

When I rode it, I was happy I was tall. I am only 5'4 so I liked being 6ft. It was nice....

I thought Dean had forgotten how to walk, but he prooved me wrong when I saw him hand the Segway off to Jeff Bezios...

[mike pawlak]

i think he is addicted to it (like it was a drug or something) and he is having trouble letting it go.

[Digo]

I'm 6'5'', and it's interesting to see my picture with him in 2000 and then the one in 2001. I voted on the first option. But I think that if I had a segway I would ride it all the time too.

[Sunny Thaper]

I think that I would love to have the wheelchair from last year more. Segways are really neat and I know I would never let mine go unless I got the wheelchair.

[Tom Fairchild]

You can see the wheerchair that Kamen designed (called the IBOT) in Innovations at Epcot. Its a part of the future house that they have (I can't remember the exact name, but that should be enough for ya if you go back to Disney anytime soon).

~Tom Fairchild~

[Alfred Thompson]

I think that the Segway just makes it so easy to get around that it makes his life easier. He's generally mobbed where ever he goes and the Segway gives him some distance and people let him move around more easily.
There may be some marketing involved as well. But it only works as marketing because it makes it so easy for him to get around.

[stefi]

i think that he want´s to have some fun, because riding a segway should be fun.. and helps to walk around.. if someday i have a lot of money, i´d love to have a segway!!!


stefi

[K1C603]

the segways catch phrase should be....."making america fatter, one inovation at a time" ......were getting so lazy, we need a machine to walk for us...

[stefi]

absolutely! this is a good catch phrase!!


stefi

[Joe Matt]

Originally posted by K1C603
the segways catch phrase should be....."making america fatter, one inovation at a time" ......were getting so lazy, we need a machine to walk for us...

Just because you give kids calculators, it dosn't make them stupider. This wasn't ment to be used from your house to your mailbox, but long distance, 5+ miles a day walking.

Originally posted by JosephM


Just because you give kids calculators, it dosn't make them stupider. This wasn't ment to be used from your house to your mailbox, but long distance, 5+ miles a day walking.

You do have a point with the 5 mile walking thing, but society gets stupider and stupider as technology increases...

For Example, back in the 1960's and 1970's When Microsoft wasn't off trying to conquer the world, people had to write Research papers by hand, or on the Typewritter...yes the typewritter (ask your parents). Now that we have spell check, and computers to aid drafting, it makes the human have to do less work to accomplish more in less time. Therefore, less effort. Also Texas Instruments is making the earth stupider. Now with the Ti-83+ up to the Ti-whatever, math has become really easy, plot points in the calculator, and bam you have a circle drawn for you....


Im not anti-Technology by any mean, but what I said is all true....

Thats my $0.02

On a side note,

"I don't know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein

[OtakuRob]

While all day can be spent arguing about what makes americans stuppider/lazier/fatter, in all simplicity the true answer is that we're either too busy or don't care enough to do anything about it. It's not the fault of companies and technology, but rather the individual person. Calculator, computers, television, planes, trains, and automobiles (couldn't help myself), and etc. are all godsends, in my opinion, giving us new options for old tasks and improving the quote-unquote global efficiency of the species as a whole.

In the end, though, it's not who can make their box faster, stronger, better, that wins. It's those who put themselves in the mindset of how best to exploit the technology at hand that will trimuph and be successful out there in the big wide world.

[Mark Hamilton]

Originally posted by D.J. Fluck


You do have a point with the 5 mile walking thing, but society gets stupider and stupider as technology increases...

For Example, back in the 1960's and 1970's When Microsoft wasn't off trying to conquer the world, people had to write Research papers by hand, or on the Typewritter...yes the typewritter (ask your parents). Now that we have spell check, and computers to aid drafting, it makes the human have to do less work to accomplish more in less time. Therefore, less effort. Also Texas Instruments is making the earth stupider. Now with the Ti-83+ up to the Ti-whatever, math has become really easy, plot points in the calculator, and bam you have a circle drawn for you....


Im not anti-Technology by any mean, but what I said is all true....

Thats my $0.02

On a side note,

"I don't know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein

I ussually take twice as long making a program for my 83+ to do my assignment for me. Most of the time I could do the whole thing in my head in less time, but once I've programmed it I dont have to worry about forgetting it for the quiz ;p