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"IT" Revealed - (Ginger)
TIME.Com ^
| 12/2/2001
| JOHN HEILEMANN
Posted on 12/02/2001 6:56:41 PM PST by Enlightiator
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To: Politico2
Yeah, the wheelchair he invented.. now that was something! I guess he decided he wanted to start making money. I don't think he's gonna make any on this one, but you never know. The pet rock sold millions.
To: Enlightiator
Looks top heavier than an SUV. The leftists will never allow them.
To: UofHoustonRepublican
AMEN!!!! Of course I would take a 428SCJ(if I could find one!!)
I see it as just another piece of ammo to take away my V8
To: Enlightiator
That's IT? Entire civilizations are to be restructured around a two wheeled scooter? Give me a break. Companies and cities will go broke trying to appease the stupid toy. LSD was a better invention.
Oh wait. With Dems in the House, they will certainly get federal funding with our tax dollars.
When is the IPO listing?
To: RonDog
17 MPH? Where's the brake?
To: Enlightiator
Very cool! Thanks for posting. CC :)
To: Enlightiator
Self balancing? Looks like the wheels do a pretty good job at doing that.
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posted on
12/02/2001 7:13:09 PM PST
by
rintense
To: GuillermoX
GYROS. It can work. Battlebots have been using them already
To: RedBloodedAmerican
When is the IPO listing? Short it. If it goes up, short it more.
To: rintense
LOL.
To: Enlightiator
According to the TIME article they spent $100 million designing this thing. Obviously wasn't some goof welding together yard sale bicycle parts in his garage. Though people should be cautious. Investors will be flocking to plunk down millions on what might be the 2002 version of the hula hoop or Cabbage Patch Kid, or maybee worse, another Coleco Vision.
To: Enlightiator
The retirees in the Hermosa Beach scooter club can't wait to get their hands on "IT".
To: Texaggie79
Gosh, if only Gore were in Office, he could ban internal combustion engines 19 years sooner than he has planned and force people to use this thing.
BTW it discriminates against people who are parapalegics. :)
To: flying Elvis
Wonder what a lurching drunk would look like on it? : ) Hey, get off my back! I never said I was buying one. ;)
To: lelio
Well people in the US might not like it but think of that country you see everyone riding around on bicycles. China. Got about a billion potential customers there ;)
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posted on
12/02/2001 7:16:47 PM PST
by
lelio
To: BansheeBill
Caption: "Palm Beach voters thought they had sigend up for an Ocean Cruise, only to find out they were cruising along the ocean."
To: Enlightiator
I want one! At least, I want to try one out. It sounds like a lot of fun.
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posted on
12/02/2001 7:17:57 PM PST
by
xm177e2
To: Enlightiator
I'll take the China franchise.
To: billbears
69 Z28, 4 wheel disc brakes, cross-ram, etc...
To: monkeyshine
Eh, you never know. Maybe it will do better than I think. After seeing that picture of the folks with the Razor scooters, it may actually catch on. $3000 is a little steep, but I heard they were selling motorized scooters at Costco for $600. This thing could easily drop into the sub $1000 range with enough volume. The market for them may be larger than I thought.
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