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Crossing America on a Segway

Posted by Hemos on from the like-going-from-holland-to-utah-in-one-sitting dept.

Harald Paulsen writes "What do you do if you are tired of working in a cubicle and want to escape the Office Space? Two guys asked themselves this and decided to go across America on a Segway, making a documentary of their road trip. A trailer is available and the movie might show up at Sundance."

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  1. These guys are just lazy. by ic3b3rg333 · · Score: 4, Funny

    People have been doing this on bicycles for years.

  2. two? by Golias · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait... TWO guys on a Segway?

    Well, that'll get this documentary an NC-17 rating if anything will.

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    1. Re:two? by Lev13than · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wait... TWO guys on a Segway? Well, that'll get this documentary an NC-17 rating if anything will.

      Coming next year to Sundance:
      Brokeback Segway...
      "Balance Is A Force Of Nature"

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  3. Re:PR by Nuroman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, he's such a PR genius that now everyone has a Segway. The old folks next door. The kids on the way to little league. There's so many out there you can't look out the window without someone riding by on a Segway.

  4. Talkin' bout my generation... by VAXcat · · Score: 5, Funny

    My generation's defining film - two guys do a big cocaine deal, drop out of society, take drugs and have sex with beautiful women while crossing America on outrageous Harley choppers (Easy Rider)....your generation, two dorks on Segways...

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    1. Re:Talkin' bout my generation... by NardofDoom · · Score: 4, Funny
      Yeah, but these guys probably don't get shot at the end of the movie.

      I'm not saying they shouldn't be (for the sake of the gene pool), but still...

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    2. Re:Talkin' bout my generation... by Belseth · · Score: 4, Funny
      Yeah, but these guys probably don't get shot at the end of the movie. I'm not saying they shouldn't be (for the sake of the gene pool), but still...

      Two guys cross america on Segways. Trust me, the gene pool is safe. Even if they are straight their odds of reproducing are slim.

  5. Re:Stock Segways or were they modded somehow? by OakDragon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Before I would consider buying a Segway, I would wanted it modded in some ways. First, I would need a seat. Wait, maybe 2 - no, four - seats so that I can bring some friends along. Of course, that would affect the stability, so I would probably have to add another set of wheels. And with all that extra weight, I doubt the electric motor could provide the necessary juice, so some sort of gasoline engine might be appropriate. Then to keep the weather out, maybe some metal sheilding on the top and sides, with glass windows to see out of. Oh, and of course a radio.

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