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Electric Motorcycle Inventor Crashes at Wired Conference
not5150 writes "The inventor of the electric 'KillaCycle" motorcycle was taken to the hospital for x-rays after demonstrating the vehicle to reporters. Bill Dube, a government scientist during the day and bike builder at night, attempted a burnout in front of the Los Angeles Convention Center during the Wired NextFest fair. Fueled by the "most powerful" lithium-ion batteries in the world, the bike accelerated uncontrollably into another car. There's a video interview (thankfully before the crash) and footage of Dube crashing."
My first thought was that he ran over the extension lead.
Does what it says on the tin.
and vice versa
"I'm normally the crew chief and the owner, I don't ride it."
I was already going "oh dear..."
As a scientist, he should have known better than to not wear a helmet....
Calling the thing "KillaCycle" probably wasn't the smartest of ideas either. It sounds more like the title of a low budget horror movie...
For a while, we have had electric cars and motorcycles that could go fast and reasonably far. Being able to crash them stupidly was probably the final thing needed to make them a success. And now that electric bikes have grown up to this level, linux on the desktop cannot be far off, can it?
I must say, I've never seen a slang nazi before.
Advanced users are users too!
What sort of a dick rides a bike without a helmet?
They call that sort of dick "organ donor."
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.