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Re: Segway listed as #1 on list of 50 worst inventions.

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Originally Posted by Stephen Kowski

They are more than non-existant, they are negative, as a friend of mine (an avid biker) yells at segways as they pass him, 'Segways make you fat'.

Sounds to me like your avid biker friend is incredibly rude. Yelling insults at passing strangers isn't the way people should act.

As to the Segway being one of the worst inventions ... I don't believe it should be on that list. Is it a failed business project: Yes, absolutely, but a failed invention: no.

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