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Title: Death by Scooter
Post by: EvilBetty on September 27, 2010, 05:20:06 PM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39377851/ns ... ?GT1=43001 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39377851/ns/world_news-europe/?GT1=43001)

QuoteA British businessman who bought the Segway company less than a year ago died after riding one of the scooters off a cliff and into a river near his Yorkshire estate.

Jim Heselden acquired the Segway company from its U.S. inventor Dean Kamen in December 2009.

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Post by: aeronca on September 27, 2010, 09:33:48 PM

i guess we wont be seeing these thing's on the X-GAMES :shock:

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Post by: Mustang on September 27, 2010, 10:01:11 PM

Quote from: "aeronca"i guess we wont be seeing these thing's on the X-GAMES :shock:

It's only a matter of time .........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWFLIgN5vok&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaHe3HyJ6pM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpKe1ESu1Pk&feature=related

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Post by: moose on September 28, 2010, 10:40:22 PM

Love the title: "Segway Stunt Demo"

:ImaPoser :ImaPoser :ImaPoser :ImaPoser :ImaPoser :ImaPoser

RIIIGHT!!!!! :roll:

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Post by: moose on September 28, 2010, 10:45:18 PM

You know

While working on cruise ships I saw a very similar thing happen, A guy hired a scooter while on vacation, obviously inexperienced. He gassed it, scooter took off from under him, he's clutching to the handle bars (for some reason) being dragged behind the scooter as they both plunged of the end of the pier into the harbour at Bermuda.

:shock:

Lookily he was not hurt, well.....apart from his pride maybe, and his wallet after telling the company where there scooter is :lol:

Title: Not letting go
Post by: Spud on September 28, 2010, 11:31:40 PM

I know someone that did that whilst handling a torpedo on a rolling deck torp went over board so did he, he forgot to let go stupid bast*** cheers Spud :wink:

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Post by: moose on September 28, 2010, 11:57:30 PM

Amazing how some people brain says "HOLD ON"

Title: Segway
Post by: Spud on September 29, 2010, 09:05:30 AM

My understanding of the scooter thingy is that you have to grip the handles and lean forward to make it move, which is what you would do as you go over a cliff :wink:
cheers Spud :wink:

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Post by: Bixxer Bob on September 29, 2010, 02:35:04 PM

Quote from: "moose"Amazing how some people brain says "HOLD ON"

It is a well-known problem. When teaching apprentices about machine tool safety we used to make a big deal about overcoming the cling-on reflex. In the old days it was common for machinists to carry a 1" paintbrush in their pocket for flicking swarf away from the cutter when taking fine finishing cuts (I'm in the days before the widespread use of high-speed carbide tools). Amazingly now, no-one saw that as a problem. The issue arose if the brush got caught; instead of letting go, the reflex action was to pull and inevitably get drawn in and injured. The aim was to raise awareness generally, that they must learn to overcome the reflex and LET GO!!

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Post by: KuzzinKenny on September 29, 2010, 09:44:26 PM

Quote from: "Bixxer Bob"we used to make a big deal about overcoming the cling-on reflex.

Cling-ons :shock: i didn't know you were a TREKKY !! BB !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCARADb9asE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCARADb9asE)

all together now !! There's Cl...................... :ImaPoser :ImaPoser :ImaPoser :ImaPoser

enjoy !!

KK

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Post by: Bixxer Bob on September 29, 2010, 10:05:56 PM

Arghhhh!! :BangHead

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Post by: JetdocX on September 30, 2010, 12:01:12 AM

:shock:

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