On Feb 21, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) wrote:
> Like you others, I am trying to imagine a real-world purpose for this.
> The same with the Segway, mostly. An idiot acquaintance of mine, who
> incidentally is a fit exerciser, bought one when they first came out.
> I just think he likes the cool factor (as he perceives it), and being
> taller than others (for a change). I can see the mall cop-lites. Makes
> some sense to be taller and more intimidating and to be able to cover
> more ground. But this thing? Sitting down, moving pretty slow, looks
> like it wouldn't work outside -- it looks like a product looking for a
> reason to exist.
I saw an excellent application for Segways: there are tours in downtown
San Antonio that take people around to all the sights, which can cover a few
miles. Given that for a good chunk of the year it's too hot for most people to
go on long walking tours, Segway tours are a smart idea.
-- Ed Leafe
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