Owner of Segway died while using a new Segway
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The multi-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorised scooters has died in a freak accident while riding one of his vehicles.
Jimi Heselden, 62, was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home.
He was riding a rugged country version of the two-wheeled Segway when tragedy struck
From what i heard he lost control of the Segway and then fell in the ravine
what do you think of it?
Jimi Heselden, 62, was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home.
He was riding a rugged country version of the two-wheeled Segway when tragedy struck
From what i heard he lost control of the Segway and then fell in the ravine
what do you think of it?
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Can you say irony? I wonder if there was a trumpet player at the bottom of the cliff that played, "waaan waan waaaaaaaaaaaaaan" when he fell.
Okay, seriously, it is unfortunate. The owner was a great philantropist who really help out the area around him and treated his workers great. The lost of any human life is tragic but even moreso when it was a person who lived their life trying to make other people's lives better.
Okay, seriously, it is unfortunate. The owner was a great philantropist who really help out the area around him and treated his workers great. The lost of any human life is tragic but even moreso when it was a person who lived their life trying to make other people's lives better.
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Tegumi
"im always cute"
Oh goody, another non-Serious Discussion thread.
The man's death is unfortunate, although before I allow my latent distaste for Segways to chalk this up to a problem with the machine's construction, I must first consider several things. Now, as a wheeled device, it is prone to jarring and tipping on uneven ground. Judging from the site of death, this fellow may have well been taking his precious Segway for an off-roading excursion, and perhaps an unusually large rock or pit upset the movement of his Segway, leading to the plunge which resulted in his death. However, if we speculate that he was performing this excursion in the evening, perhaps the ambient lighting was not sufficient enough for him to properly gauge and avoid the cliff's edge within time. Or perhaps there was a mechanical error, and much like Toyota vehicles, the Segway unexpectedly sped up -- much to the chagrin of its operator. Maybe a wheel fell off, tipping man and machine sideways, sending them careening off the cliff. Of course, suicide is also plausible.
This, however, does not alter the fact that Segways were designed to be accessible to pedestrian-specific areas, causing displacement much similar to that by bicycles and skateboards, only actually irritating because the operator is not powering their own movement. A discussion with others of normally agreeable dispositions reveals that a minor desire to impede movement of a person with a Segway is generally present. Which, of course, is my last conjecture of this tragedy's cause.
The man's death is unfortunate, although before I allow my latent distaste for Segways to chalk this up to a problem with the machine's construction, I must first consider several things. Now, as a wheeled device, it is prone to jarring and tipping on uneven ground. Judging from the site of death, this fellow may have well been taking his precious Segway for an off-roading excursion, and perhaps an unusually large rock or pit upset the movement of his Segway, leading to the plunge which resulted in his death. However, if we speculate that he was performing this excursion in the evening, perhaps the ambient lighting was not sufficient enough for him to properly gauge and avoid the cliff's edge within time. Or perhaps there was a mechanical error, and much like Toyota vehicles, the Segway unexpectedly sped up -- much to the chagrin of its operator. Maybe a wheel fell off, tipping man and machine sideways, sending them careening off the cliff. Of course, suicide is also plausible.
This, however, does not alter the fact that Segways were designed to be accessible to pedestrian-specific areas, causing displacement much similar to that by bicycles and skateboards, only actually irritating because the operator is not powering their own movement. A discussion with others of normally agreeable dispositions reveals that a minor desire to impede movement of a person with a Segway is generally present. Which, of course, is my last conjecture of this tragedy's cause.
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Mod Note: Moved to the Random section.
I received a report indicating that this thread might be more suitable for Incoherent Babbling, but after some consideration, I reckoned Random will suffice for now. After all, it is a piece of news, assuming it is legitimate.
If said news is fake, then this thread definitely belongs to IB.
Sorry for the inconvenience caused.
I received a report indicating that this thread might be more suitable for Incoherent Babbling, but after some consideration, I reckoned Random will suffice for now. After all, it is a piece of news, assuming it is legitimate.
If said news is fake, then this thread definitely belongs to IB.
Sorry for the inconvenience caused.
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Yeah I saw this on the news
I was like
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Why couldnt he jump off? Was he really THAT old? Though indeed it is ironic and sad at the same time.
I was like
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Why couldnt he jump off? Was he really THAT old? Though indeed it is ironic and sad at the same time.
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jmason
Curious and Wondering
A bit tragic he had to die like that. Segways are fun, however should be avoided if the user ain't that disciplined or alert enough - like riding a bicycle.
Although he's not alone in that "I died using my own invention" department.
Although he's not alone in that "I died using my own invention" department.
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Actually, he'd just bought the company.
Amateur....
Lol I knew the neice of the dude who invented them. Annoying girl...
Amateur....
Lol I knew the neice of the dude who invented them. Annoying girl...
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gizgal wrote...
Actually, he'd just bought the company.Yeah, it's not the guy who invented them who died, it was some other guy who just bought over the company who died.
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Tegumi wrote...
Oh goody, another non-Serious Discussion thread.The man's death is unfortunate, although before I allow my latent distaste for Segways to chalk this up to a problem with the machine's construction, I must first consider several things. Now, as a wheeled device, it is prone to jarring and tipping on uneven ground. Judging from the site of death, this fellow may have well been taking his precious Segway for an off-roading excursion, and perhaps an unusually large rock or pit upset the movement of his Segway, leading to the plunge which resulted in his death. However, if we speculate that he was performing this excursion in the evening, perhaps the ambient lighting was not sufficient enough for him to properly gauge and avoid the cliff's edge within time. Or perhaps there was a mechanical error, and much like Toyota vehicles, the Segway unexpectedly sped up -- much to the chagrin of its operator. Maybe a wheel fell off, tipping man and machine sideways, sending them careening off the cliff. Of course, suicide is also plausible.
This, however, does not alter the fact that Segways were designed to be accessible to pedestrian-specific areas, causing displacement much similar to that by bicycles and skateboards, only actually irritating because the operator is not powering their own movement. A discussion with others of normally agreeable dispositions reveals that a minor desire to impede movement of a person with a Segway is generally present. Which, of course, is my last conjecture of this tragedy's cause.
NO 1 CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Tegumi
"im always cute"
Gambler wrote...
Mod Note: Moved to the Random section.I received a report indicating that this thread might be more suitable for Incoherent Babbling, but after some consideration, I reckoned Random will suffice for now. After all, it is a piece of news, assuming it is legitimate.
If said news is fake, then this thread definitely belongs to IB.
Sorry for the inconvenience caused.
News threads are generally consistent of merely the article and one line from the OP. I would not consider 1 or 2 sentences a suitable contribution. In this case, not even the article was included.
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This is the first time I've given Segway a thought since Dubya managed to goof up on one. How does that even happen anyway?
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Jaaku wrote...
He was riding a rugged country version of the two-wheeled SegwayWhat is this? I don't even......
Who thought making an off-road Segway would be a good idea!?
