Quote Originally Posted by cessna152towser
Well, segway was a new word which I had to look up on Wilkipedia. Never even seen one of those, let alone someone riding one kilted. Looks like the latest toy which will find its way across the Atlantic eventually. How does it balance? The scientific principle of leverage suggests that it would need a very heavy motor underhanging below the axle to counterbalance the weight and height of the person standing on it.
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Ooppps, admitting to using Wikipedia can get you in big touble around here!! Folks who go to Wikipedia were likened to followers of the Rev. Jim Jones in the "No more kilts for me" thread. We were thoroughly instructed with a wonderful case study to go directly to the original source when posting lest we get egg on our faces ... shame on you for not going directly to the Segway folks to get your information. :rolleyes:

Anyway, isn't riding a Segway around while others are walking a bit like getting in a motorized shoping cart at Walmart and causing all the other sore footed shoppers to dodge and weave to avoid you? I've wondered if your feet hurt just as bad standing still on a Segway as they would actually walking about. The cops tried them here for awhile but they didn't last long ... they just looked too silly to be taken seriously, particularly while having to wear a danged bicycle helmet.

Of course, if you had on a kilt while riding a Segway it's possible that nobody would notice the Segway at all! Such is the power of the kilt. I wonder if you could look up "kilt" and "Segway" at Wik---dia (bad word) and get a whole new article? The temptation .. is .... soooo .... powerful. It's like the Magic Eight Ball of Information; who can resist the Magic Eight Ball.

Kilt On.

Chris Webb