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Crossing America on a Segway
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."
What did they do for the long stretches without a place to recharge?
Hope they kept it away from the White House, I heard Segways aren't too welcome there.
On a more serious note, FTA:
"Our focus turns now towards Sundance and some other strategies for the film. We have some exciting things in the works, but can't discuss yet. So, we've been advised to keep the promotional stuff to a minimum."
Advised by whom? The law team of the company that will be promoting the movie for Sundance etc? Or perhaps the marketing team, to keep from stealing the thunder of a theatrical release?
"Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
I think it would be interesting to see a comsumption analysis for the trip in terms of oil. (Setting aside, for the moment, coal-genereated power, etc.). Perhaps the Segway vs. a bicycle vs. an efficient motorcycle vs a hybrid car.
Can you imagine how long these two had to stand? At least on a bicycle you can sit on the seat. Perhaps slap on a Segway hack to give the driver something to sit on?
-- Stu
/. ID under 2,000. I feel old now.
The idea reminds me of The Straight Story, which was a really charming, honest, pensive film.
I give three hour segway tours of Forest Park here in St. Louis, and the secret is to shift around...I usually have only one foot planted on the platform at one time while I rest the other: usually by planting my toes on the top side of the platform or over the backside (it's hard to describe...). I bet it's not "safe" but my muscles move and shifting enough that I'm comfortable!
Counting lines? I've done that while driving. I assume most interstates have roughly the same layout but I counted 142 lines per mile somewhere in North Carolina on I77 about 10 years ago. I used the mile markers on the side of the road for the distance. Well actually, I counted the road surface mounted reflectors at 71 per mile and there is one reflector every other line. My count may not be accurate as I was running out of ideas to try to stay somewhat alert after sticking my head out of the drivers window at 80mph with an outside temp hovering around 30F was not working anymore.
An even further off topic note.. If you are traveling down an interstate and you notice the surface mount reflectors are red and not orange, you might want to turn around. In many places, they are red on the other side!
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You seem to be oblivious to the criticism and focused on replying to the attempts to be clever. Here's why I am completely uninterested in your movie: As another poster stated, many people make similar trips on bikes. In fact one of my friends at school once biked across America. Typically no one makes a movie about these journeys and/or no one markets a movie about these journeys. It seems kind of less than genuine that these two guys on break from their corporate lives are travelling across the US on vehicles with a corporate vibe, with corporate sponsorship and their movie is getting corporate marketing. Even if their intent began very genuine it is hard to feel like these two are adventurous and interesting. Especially when know people who have made a similar trip, put in more effort by doing it on a bike and were not celebrated. It's like the peak of these guys getting away from a spoiled upper middle class life is in actuality not getting away from it at all. Not that I'm not spoiled and upper middle class as well but at least I can be honest about it. Whereas these guys don't appear to be honest with themselves. The worst offense is the cut in the trailer where one man perilously states they may not make it all the way. What exactly is their obstacle? Running out of money? If so it's because of their own poor planning.