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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. Power? by Artie+Dent · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What did they do for the long stretches without a place to recharge?

  2. Stock Segways or were they modded somehow? by Gunfighter · · Score: 3, Interesting

    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?

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    -- Stu

    /. ID under 2,000. I feel old now.
    1. Re:Stock Segways or were they modded somehow? by mrtrumbe · · Score: 3, Interesting
      Lots of people stand all day long at their job. Pit traders and security guards come to mind.

      In terms of mods, I'd be more interested in how they got the thing to travel more than the advertised 6-10 miles on a single charge. From wikipedia: "The p-series is capable of covering 6-10 miles (10-16 km) on a fully charged standard battery, depending on terrain. It takes 4-6 hours to recharge."

      Can you imagine covering the country 6 miles at a time?

      Taft

  3. The Straight Story by jamie · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The idea reminds me of The Straight Story, which was a really charming, honest, pensive film.

  4. Re:I found Segway riding to be very tiring by MixmastaKooz · · Score: 3, Interesting

    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!