One wheeled "Segway"

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Molten

I am by no means trying to insult this invention. I think it was great for its time. I just don't see how someone looks at this and thinks segway. They are two completely different inventions. It is the equivilant of looking at a wind energy generator and think water wheel. It is just a very big leap.

The same way people look at a Segway and see a scooter. Or the same way people look at a longship and cruise liner and both times think "boat". While the individual technologies are not the same, they have similar functions and do have common themes. Both this and the segway achieved motorized transportation based on balancing on fewer than four-wheels (standard for most motorized vehicles). One has one-wheel (as the thread title suggests), one has two.