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Segway Hits the Auction Block

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the battery-going-going-gone dept.

fmita writes: "Amazon.com is auctioning off 3 Segways to the public. The proceeds are to go to a foundation started by the inventor. These are the first Segways to go to the public. Since there are only three, they sure aren't cheap." Women drool over a man on a Segway.

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  1. Re:why put the wheels on the side? by mr.ska · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Three words: Zero. Turning. Radius.

    Any other scooter would take up more room (longitudinally) as well. Essentially, it's a space-saving feature. Total footprint is reduced.

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  2. It is brilliant by Carmody · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This auction thing is brilliant because

    (1) The publicity is amazing. I was watching morning TV today and it was like a huge infomercial for the Segway

    (2) He is getting people to pay a fortune for the privilege of beta-testing the device.

    (3) By only selling three, he is taking a leaf from business mastermind Eric Cartman's book. "Only three people get to ride today." The people who bid $100,000 and LOST will gladly pay any price once a few more become available.

    My only worry is this: As a teacher, I am going to have to deal with a generation of students who cannot spell "segue".

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