Socialists in Congress? Click on the zeppelin, Grasshopper.
Posted on 12/02/2001 9:40:38 AM PST by Walkin Man
TIME MAG is planning to report on Monday: The Segway is a self-balancing people mover... Developing Hard...
The NEW YORK TIMES is set to front Segway in Monday runs...
Developed at a cost of more than $100 million, the vehicle is a complex bundle of hardware and software that mimics the human body's ability to maintain its balance...
"Gimme one of them self balancin' people movers, Bill!"
Socialists in Congress? Click on the zeppelin, Grasshopper.
Finally cracking that perpetual-motion nut?
Cold Fusion?
I may eat my words, but the tech-hype for this "IT" thingy has got to be one gigantic propeller-head in-joke.
They've GOT to be having us on!
That he discovered the secret of Coral Castle and the pyramids.
I think it's a flywheel scooter.
Power source is two arrays of ceramic micro-turbines fired by hydrogen. The two arrays are oriented in X-Y configuration so the gyro effect stabilizes the platform. The electrical output of, say 2000 in each array supplies the torque for the wheels.
How far off am I? Any engineers comments?
The "Segway" sounds cool but how practical is it? Can you carry anything on it other than yourself? Wouldn't be any good for going to the store if not. What about the elements? Say 20 degrees below zero in the middle of January or 110 degrees and high humidity, for instance or rain or ice or deep snow? How about the safety factor of driving? around the heart of most American cities with nothing between you, your money, credit cards, and the bad guys? What does the name Segway mean anyway?
If they can do it economically, and without screwing the real inventors, I'll be impressed.
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