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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / November 2003Home made Segway
What to build with leftover R/C Batteries and a Gyro http://tlb.org/scooter.html > What to build with leftover R/C Batteries and a Gyro > http://tlb.org/scooter.html I like the 'safety features' section "There is no redundancy or backup system. It is not even robustly made. Loose wires literally dangle out the bottom. In the fairly likely event of the software crashing, a wire coming loose, a component failing, or the batteries running low, the wheels will lock and the entire kinetic energy of the system will be used to accelerate my head toward the ground. " ROFLMAO I like how he said it was so easy to build, considering all he did was copy it. And at $2500, I think I'd spend the extra $2500 to get the extra bells and whistles.  SignatureNormen Strobel nstrobel@zoominternet.nospam.net > What to build with leftover R/C Batteries and a Gyro > http://tlb.org/scooter.html Except even purchasing a real one would not solve the fundamental design flaw that this guy discovered - you look like an utter idiot/geek riding around on it. He claims you'd need no less than 3 cellphones and a PDA strapped to your belt to achieve the same level of nerdiness. Russ. > I like how he said it was so easy to build, considering all he did was copy > it. And at $2500, I think I'd spend the extra $2500 to get the extra bells [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- But it is a great attention getter at conventions. And you also end up standing about a foot taller than everybody else. Remember the good old days when nerdiness was dictated by a pocket protector and tape on your glasses, not the number of gadgets you owned. SignatureNormen Strobel nstrobel@zoominternet.nospam.net > Except even purchasing a real one would not solve the fundamental design > flaw that this guy discovered - you look like an utter idiot/geek riding [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > > -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- Kinda OT, but i saw Peter Gabriel perform a few months ago. He and his Daughter (passable backup singer) performed Games Without Frontiers while doing a very military-like choreographed march/dance/formation while both on segways. I thought it was brilliant, and regardless of what you think of his music, ya cant deny that the cats got style. > But it is a great attention getter at conventions. And you also end up > standing about a foot taller than everybody else. Remember the good old [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- oomph > What to build with leftover R/C Batteries and a Gyro > http://tlb.org/scooter.html |
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