Owner of Segway, Inc rides a Segway off a cliff to his death.

Bearsy · 09-27-2010, 08:16 AM

Segway Inc. owner rides over cliff to his death -- Engadget

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UK businessman Jimi Heselden, the man who believed in the Segway so much that he went ahead and bought the company, has died after reportedly driving a ruggedized version of the scooter off a cliff and into a river. He was found early on Sunday morning in the River Wharfe, having earlier been touring his estate in the personal transporter.

RIP, but seriously

Mikey · 09-27-2010, 08:36 AM

that's a Darwin award right there

Jonas · 09-27-2010, 09:37 AM

irony in its purist form

Flamingnun · 09-27-2010, 09:57 AM

Whats ironic about it? Super lulz though.

Being · 09-27-2010, 10:06 AM

lulz @ segway being super fail after it was hyped to be a world changer.

at human beings death

**Jimmycube** · 09-27-2010, 11:00 AM

yeah i think some people need to read the actual definition of irony like nun has already said

The Rev · 09-27-2010, 11:01 AM

YouTube - Segway Face-Plant

The Rev

JcP · 09-27-2010, 11:56 AM

these types of events really mess with my brain.

First I'm like "BWAAAHAHAHA" then I'm like "fuck, I'm an asshole...some poor guy and father just died." Then I try to rationalize it by admitting the scenario is fucking hilarious but still death and suffering is not.

In the end, I have a moment of laughter and then damage done to my sense of self and empathy.

Seriously though...how hilarious is this death?

The Rev · 09-27-2010, 12:41 PM

Well, we're all going to die anyway, so the tragedy is there either way. The thing is, you can die without lulz, or you can die with lulz. If you die WITH lulz, it's pretty much the responsibility of all living people to get a good laugh out of it, because (to paraphrase Monty Python) the last laugh is going to be on them.

So, despair not kind and gentle JcP. To laugh is always a good thing (as long as it isn't in someone's face).

The Rev

adventure · 09-27-2010, 12:56 PM

... The chick face planted is hilarious.. death not so much

Grieves · 09-27-2010, 01:05 PM

it would have been faster if he just ran off the cliff...

osirus2020 · 09-27-2010, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimmycube

yeah i think some people need to read the actual definition of irony like nun has already said

Irony exists in the owner meeting his demise by the goods his company produces.

adventure · 09-27-2010, 01:24 PM

I cant believe it took all this time for him to off himself

Dell Brandstone · 09-28-2010, 03:21 PM

^if you're saying that the inventor of the Segway should have killed himself, this wasn't him. this dude recently bought the company, but isn't the original creator or owner.

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Originally Posted by osirus2020

Irony exists in the owner meeting his demise by the goods his company produces.

truf.

i seen a dude eat it hard on a seg once at a hotel i worked at. unfortunately it wasn't the douchebag security guard that rode one around all night like he was King Shit.

SmokeaJoint · 09-28-2010, 04:05 PM

The Segway idea was interesting but I never heard it touted as "world changing". Dont they have gyroscopes in them or something?

Anyways, the guy riding off a cliff on a ruggedized version, that was bound to happen on a machine that goes when you lean forward. I had to lol at the idea of an offroad Seg.

osirus2020 · 09-28-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeaJoint

The Segway idea was interesting but I never heard it touted as "world changing". Dont they have gyroscopes in them or something?

Anyways, the guy riding off a cliff on a ruggedized version, that was bound to happen on a machine that goes when you lean forward. I had to lol at the idea of an offroad Seg.

Ya know I never did understand why everyone made a big deal about the gyroscopes, as they have been using very high tech gyroscopes in the film and machine gun biz for years. Plus I can't imagine how many other applications they have that I don't know of.

SmokeaJoint · 09-28-2010, 04:51 PM

I just think gyros are cool. I had a small, handheld one. However, I never figured out any other use except to keep things stable and horizontaly oriented.

osirus2020 · 09-28-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeaJoint

I just think gyros are cool. I had a small, handheld one. However, I never figured out any other use except to keep things stable and horizontaly oriented.

Well, from my knowledge, that's what they are primarily used for.

Dell Brandstone · 09-28-2010, 04:58 PM

used to have this in my room when i was a wee lad:

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