Topic: Technology
We first saw a Segway self-balancing scooter at the West Palm Beach International Airport, where a meter maid was sitting on his mobile dorkmobile putting a parking ticket under our rental car's wiper blade. While we hid in the bushes and waiting for him to roll his fat ass away, we noticed that learning how to ride on a Segway would take getting some used to, and if this person was a novice, then we could take him by surprise by our Pontiac G6 crap car and get away scot free.
Even though this never came to be for us, Segway Inc. has looked at these deficencies and changed them to make all the difference in the world in their steering system, which now has the ability to sense when you lean your body, reacting much like a motorcycle does to the shift of weight. And to help balance, the electronics are between a rider's fat legs instead of on the handlebars, which made the original Segway look much like a very short, wheeled treadmill.
So if you desire to go up to 12.5 miles per hour (which means you'll have a good chance of getting passed by a kid on a Power Wheels car - ed.) and still want to be able to keep your hands free to work on your calculator or add extra tape to your glasses, by all means, purchase a Segway for $4,995. Just be prepared to get the shit beaten out of you on a daily basis.
