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Ok well look up how the guy who bought the company died thats still p fun
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Mar 28, 2022 06:26
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lol I forgot Segway was right after 9/11 too
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Mar 28, 2022 07:59
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A Bakers Cousin posted:Ok well look up how the guy who bought the company died thats still p fun "Cause of death Accidental fall off cliff while riding a Segway" "[Ninebot] announced in June 2020 it would no longer make a two-wheeled, self-balancing product"
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Mar 28, 2022 08:35
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Platystemon posted:The most dangerous caliber of bullet is .22.
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Mar 28, 2022 18:47
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A Bakers Cousin posted:Look up how the Segway guy died. If you mean the inventor, Dean Kamen, he is actually p cool and also alive He has invented some really amazing poo poo including the ibot wheelchair, of which the segway was a developmental offshoot
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Mar 28, 2022 19:06
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its always funny to me that someone invented skateboarding and was having so much fun with the prototype they just shipped it as is instead of figuring out how to integrate some kind of brakes on them. That said, e-skateboards have brakes, very very good brakes, and they are probably the leading cause of injury for e-skate owners. its basically a rider catapult function.
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Mar 29, 2022 02:33
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The Bloop posted:If you mean the inventor, Dean Kamen, he is actually p cool and also alive I assume they mean the CEO who died driving his Segway off a cliff
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Mar 29, 2022 02:40
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Laserface posted:That said, e-skateboards have brakes, very very good brakes, and they are probably the leading cause of injury for e-skate owners. its basically a rider catapult function. I assume these monowheel things work the same way, where it can stop the wheel from turning almost instantly if necessary but can do nothing to stop the delicate sack of meat on top from continuing to fly forward.
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Mar 29, 2022 02:42
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I had a friend for a minute who got a one wheel and was just the biggest fan ate poo poo rolling down an asphalt road and lost a bunch of teeth from the impact pass, personally
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Mar 29, 2022 02:47
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withak posted:I assume these monowheel things work the same way, where it can stop the wheel from turning almost instantly if necessary but can do nothing to stop the delicate sack of meat on top from continuing to fly forward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB7XBBDul_A They get death wobbles when you apply the brake at high speeds lol
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Mar 29, 2022 02:57
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My friend who rides everywhere on one of those things treats his safety about as seriously as he can while riding one, wearing a motorcycle helmet and a moderately tough jacket.
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Mar 29, 2022 02:58
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https://www.tiktok.com/embed/7072176557019647275
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Mar 29, 2022 02:59
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withak posted:I assume these monowheel things work the same way, where it can stop the wheel from turning almost instantly if necessary but can do nothing to stop the delicate sack of meat on top from continuing to fly forward. If I've got my physics correct your feet will also stop in place, meaning you pivot and power-drive your face into the pavement with the force of leverage.
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Mar 29, 2022 03:04
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After these stories I'm assuming everyone riding a big stupid electric wheel had bought it secondhand from a man who no longer has a face.
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Mar 29, 2022 03:09
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BIG-DICK-BUTT-gently caress posted:But yah looks like crashing one of those is like falling off a skateboard, probably a gentler fall than from a bike the guy in the video was in traffic and going like 40 mph tho lol
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Mar 29, 2022 04:15
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The Lone Badger posted:If I've got my physics correct your feet will also stop in place, meaning you pivot and power-drive your face into the pavement with the force of leverage. Only if you have those ones with like leg straps/braces, otherwise you'll go flying
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Mar 29, 2022 04:18
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ymgve posted:I assume they mean the CEO who died driving his Segway off a cliff quote:The millionaire owner of the Segway company has died after falling from cliffs while riding one of his firm's motorised scooters. this is weird because the river bank is not a cliff. Thorp Arch is a bridge that goes over the river (the river is about 25m wide) and is about 15 feet off the ground. e: oh haha he found the one cliff:  quote:Mr Heselden's death came just a week after he became one of the UK's most generous philanthropists, giving away £10million to a foundation he set up in 2008 i am harry has issued a correction as of 04:52 on Mar 29, 2022 |
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Mar 29, 2022 04:45
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blastron posted:My friend who rides everywhere on one of those things treats his safety about as seriously as he can while riding one, wearing a motorcycle helmet and a moderately tough jacket. Gangs of these gonna be roaming the cities after the event
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Mar 29, 2022 04:51
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i am harry posted:lmao good riddance ... why?
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Mar 29, 2022 05:23
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The Lone Badger posted:If I've got my physics correct your feet will also stop in place, meaning you pivot and power-drive your face into the pavement with the force of leverage. yeah, the centre of gravity (the rider) is all way up high. Same with skateboards hitting a rock/e-skateboards with brakes. if you hit the brakes on either of these things you had better have shifted all your weight all the way back instantly. I dont even think youd be able to emergency stop effectively on an e-board, they stop on a fuckin dime (because they immediately eject the rider/all the weight)
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Mar 29, 2022 05:37
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:... why? quote:The millionaire owner of the Segway company
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Mar 29, 2022 05:46
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I'll be honest the idea that donating 10 million pounds sterling makes you one of the most generous philanthropists in uk history was a surprising thing to read
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Mar 29, 2022 05:50
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A Bakers Cousin posted:I'll be honest the idea that donating 10 million pounds sterling makes you one of the most generous philanthropists in uk history was a surprising thing to read there hasn't been actual genuine philanthropy in the west in the past like 40 years, it's not hard to beat
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Mar 29, 2022 05:52
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A couple months ago I was boarding home and this one lady was walking to her car erratically while talking to people while not at all paying attention while completely blocking my path and being generally unpredictable, so I slowed down a lot and generally coasted around waiting for the path to clear. At my greatly reduced speed, I hit a weird bump in the sidewalk and instantly crashed straight down into the ground. Broke 1 rib and dislocated another just from the leverage. I can't picture surviving an eboard/MUC crash.
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Mar 29, 2022 06:11
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imagine this, freshly oiled wood bannister. the oil gets on the step you're wearing socks, you slip. full leverage because the fall originates at the step, you fall down several steps. also you were walking backwards at 40 miles an hour those monowheels at least remove the step aspect, you fall onto flat ground edit: yes I'm dirkning
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Mar 29, 2022 07:24
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the solution is obvious: everyone gets a wall-e chair
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Mar 29, 2022 07:48
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Antonymous posted:imagine this, freshly oiled wood bannister. the oil gets on the step I am protected.
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Mar 29, 2022 08:45
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 looking forward to the follow-up to this classic where some omega generation coffees-getter self-annihilates into a pink smear after hacking devmode on their eboard/euc to get around the speed limiter
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Mar 29, 2022 09:08
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Shrecknet posted:golden labs bite more people than any other breed You might want to double check your source, because there is no such breed as golden labs. There are golden retrievers and labrador retrievers, but they aren't the same breed. Similar temperament and both very popular breeds, so it could be either one.
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Mar 29, 2022 09:30
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Facebook Aunt posted:You might want to double check your source, because there is no such breed as golden labs. There are golden retrievers and labrador retrievers, but they aren't the same breed. Similar temperament and both very popular breeds, so it could be either one. They're designer mutts, like my Bernedoodle.
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Mar 29, 2022 13:13
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one wheel is dumb why not electric roller skates. then you dont need a fancy gyro
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Mar 29, 2022 13:37
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A Bakers Cousin posted:I'll be honest the idea that donating 10 million pounds sterling makes you one of the most generous philanthropists in uk history was a surprising thing to read there's a negative correlation between wealth and charitable spending which seems obvious but goddamn there is a lot of propaganda trying to convince you the opposite
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Mar 29, 2022 13:47
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Rutibex posted:one wheel is dumb why not electric roller skates. then you dont need a fancy gyro each foot would need an independently throttled motor which would be a massive pain in the rear end to coordinate unless you're controlling them from a bluetooth codpiece, and also an even bigger pain in the rear end if they don't have some kind of restriction that prevents the user from just jamming both throttles at max when their feet aren't perfectly aligned.
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Mar 29, 2022 14:24
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Facebook Aunt posted:You might want to double check your source, because there is no such breed as golden labs. There are golden retrievers and labrador retrievers, but they aren't the same breed. Similar temperament and both very popular breeds, so it could be either one. I think that was the point, since it's a reply about .22 being the most lethal bullet. lots of bites but probably less bites per million dogs than some other breeds
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Mar 29, 2022 14:44
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actionjackson posted:the guy in the video was in traffic and going like 40 mph tho lol ride a skateboard down a hill in traffic and you're there, dude
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Mar 29, 2022 15:18
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the thrill of greatly endangering your delicate meat sac to go down hill fast
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Mar 29, 2022 18:07
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blastron posted:My friend who rides everywhere on one of those things treats his safety about as seriously as he can while riding one, wearing a motorcycle helmet and a moderately tough jacket. I don't get the urge to fling your squishy body around upright at 40mph. Buy an ebike
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Mar 29, 2022 18:07
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Grapplejack posted:there hasn't been actual genuine philanthropy in the west in the past like 40 years, it's not hard to beat Also, giving money to a foundation you set up and control is like moving money from your right pocket to your left pocket and claiming it's charity.
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Mar 30, 2022 02:34
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:... why? Rich people donating money to the philanthropic foundation of their creation is not loving philanthropy.
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Mar 30, 2022 04:57
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Finally finished my video on the absolutely cursed poo poo I saw at SXSW Interactive (if you'll forgive the youtubeish thumbnail) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-BTtcsdPxM highlights: 7:27 Gen Z, Metaverse and the Future of Work A panel in which a group claims to have made a learn-to-earn campus on the blockchain to prepare students to work in the metaverse. 12:07 FLUF - Imagining a Sustainable Metaverse An NFT group who claims their NFTs are not only climate neutral but climate positive because of carbon credit donations. 21:11 The Future of Influence Doesn't Involve Humans A panel where a guy pretending to be a vtuber AI character zoom calls in.
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