Move over Segway, I'm planning the C6
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“Sir Clive Sinclair, inventor of the fabled C5 electric tricycle, road tests the revolutionary Segway scooter... and announces secret plans for another pioneering new personal transporter.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3125341.stm[^]
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;Daniel Turini wrote: Sir Clive Sinclair, inventor of the fabled C5 electric tricycle I actually met Clive Sinclair a couple of times, in another life with my Boss at that time in the late 80's He struck me as someone always in the pursuit of another project, ideas simmering on the backburner or raging on the front of the stove....but not always focusing on the current important one that had the wheels dropping off:confused: Now I read it, that sounds a bit like me:~ John Hudson Chris Maunder: Definition of 'a little tired' Noticing the bottom of your oven is dirty and attempting to give it a quick wipe clean X| http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]
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“Sir Clive Sinclair, inventor of the fabled C5 electric tricycle, road tests the revolutionary Segway scooter... and announces secret plans for another pioneering new personal transporter.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3125341.stm[^]
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;I'm continually surprised at what some of the worlds brightest minds are up to. Out of all the infinite possibilities in the world why do so many of them focus on better ways to move people around a city? I'm not saying segways aren't cool or anything, but if that's what they're going to do, where are the flying jetpacks we were promised so long ago? ------------ Tomorrow is the same day as today was yesterday.
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I'm continually surprised at what some of the worlds brightest minds are up to. Out of all the infinite possibilities in the world why do so many of them focus on better ways to move people around a city? I'm not saying segways aren't cool or anything, but if that's what they're going to do, where are the flying jetpacks we were promised so long ago? ------------ Tomorrow is the same day as today was yesterday.
John Cardinal wrote: Out of all the infinite possibilities in the world why do so many of them focus on better ways to move people around a city? Because traffic sucks. John Cardinal wrote: I'm not saying segways aren't cool or anything, but if that's what they're going to do, where are the flying jetpacks we were promised so long ago? Most of the inventors fell from 100m high and died while using their prototypes. :-D
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I'm continually surprised at what some of the worlds brightest minds are up to. Out of all the infinite possibilities in the world why do so many of them focus on better ways to move people around a city? I'm not saying segways aren't cool or anything, but if that's what they're going to do, where are the flying jetpacks we were promised so long ago? ------------ Tomorrow is the same day as today was yesterday.
I'm not saying segways aren't cool or anything, but if that's what they're going to do, where are the flying jetpacks we were promised so long ago? Because they don't want all the bad drivers to gain altitude. Sean Winstead
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I'm continually surprised at what some of the worlds brightest minds are up to. Out of all the infinite possibilities in the world why do so many of them focus on better ways to move people around a city? I'm not saying segways aren't cool or anything, but if that's what they're going to do, where are the flying jetpacks we were promised so long ago? ------------ Tomorrow is the same day as today was yesterday.
Hehe.. I remember a SciFi story about a civilization that, faced with the looming explosion of their sun in a few hundred years, put the brains oftheir brightest people into a kind of "discussion soup", to solve the problem. Somehow they lost the possibility to communicate with them (doh') and had to ask intergalactic passerby's - turned out the brighties were busy all day discussing the taste of their norishing solution... John Cardinal wrote: where are the flying jetpacks Total energy consumption, bad E/m ratio, and maybe a 10 meter 1000°C jetstream behind each and everybody don't make it *that+ feasible.
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“Sir Clive Sinclair, inventor of the fabled C5 electric tricycle, road tests the revolutionary Segway scooter... and announces secret plans for another pioneering new personal transporter.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3125341.stm[^]
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;Daniel Turini wrote: “Sir Clive Sinclair, inventor of the fabled C5 electric tricycle, road tests the revolutionary Segway scooter... and announces secret plans for another pioneering new personal transporter.” I guess he's trying to cash in on that huge market demand for Segway-type devices. ------------------------------------------ The ousted but stubbornly non-dead leader reportedly released an audiotape this weekend, ending by calling on Iraqis to, quote, "resist the occupation in any way you can, from writing on walls, to boycotting, to demonstrating and taking up arms." adding, "you know, pretty much anything I used to kill you for."
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Hehe.. I remember a SciFi story about a civilization that, faced with the looming explosion of their sun in a few hundred years, put the brains oftheir brightest people into a kind of "discussion soup", to solve the problem. Somehow they lost the possibility to communicate with them (doh') and had to ask intergalactic passerby's - turned out the brighties were busy all day discussing the taste of their norishing solution... John Cardinal wrote: where are the flying jetpacks Total energy consumption, bad E/m ratio, and maybe a 10 meter 1000°C jetstream behind each and everybody don't make it *that+ feasible.
"Der Geist des Kriegers ist erwacht / Ich hab die Macht" StS
sighist | Agile Programming | doxygenpeterchen wrote: Total energy consumption, bad E/m ratio, and maybe a 10 meter 1000°C jetstream behind each and everybody don't make it *that+ feasible. Not to mention security issues with windows (the real thing, not the OS).
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John Cardinal wrote: Out of all the infinite possibilities in the world why do so many of them focus on better ways to move people around a city? Because traffic sucks. John Cardinal wrote: I'm not saying segways aren't cool or anything, but if that's what they're going to do, where are the flying jetpacks we were promised so long ago? Most of the inventors fell from 100m high and died while using their prototypes. :-D
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;Daniel Turini wrote: Out of all the infinite possibilities in the world why do so many of them focus on better ways to move people around a city? Because traffic sucks. A wise person invented a perfect solution hundreds of years ago already: the bicycle. I used to live in the city and it's light years faster than driving through rush hour traffic, doesn't require recharging etc etc, you get the point. ------------ Tomorrow is the same day as today was yesterday.
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I'm continually surprised at what some of the worlds brightest minds are up to. Out of all the infinite possibilities in the world why do so many of them focus on better ways to move people around a city? I'm not saying segways aren't cool or anything, but if that's what they're going to do, where are the flying jetpacks we were promised so long ago? ------------ Tomorrow is the same day as today was yesterday.
John Cardinal wrote: Out of all the infinite possibilities in the world why do so many of them focus on better ways to move people around a city? When I get stuck in my local towns 40 minute traffic jam, my mind automatically flips to ways the authorities should be solving it. (I'm not saying I'm bright). Things I often consider are public transport issues, inexpensive roading alternative managemnet methods. And even devices, such as moving roadways for cars and trucks to park on. Or personal transporters like Segway etc. Maybe some peoples minds find transportation to be an enigma requiring mental energy devotion. Admittedly I would love the ability or authority to put a fraction of my ideas into use. I'm sure most of them would just cause other problems though. Regardz Colin J Davies
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“Sir Clive Sinclair, inventor of the fabled C5 electric tricycle, road tests the revolutionary Segway scooter... and announces secret plans for another pioneering new personal transporter.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3125341.stm[^]
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;Good publicity stunt... for promoting the C6. Thanks, Wes