...for those that don't know: S-Band radio waves are in the 3 Gigahertz range, near X-band RADAR on the electromagnetic spectrum.... "Many deep-space vehicles use S-band and X-band frequencies which are in the neighborhood of 2 to 10 GHz. These frequencies are among those referred to as microwaves, because their wavelength is very short, only a few centimeters. Deep space telecommunications systems are being developed for use on the even higher frequency Ka-band." (From this website.)
So the next time your radar detector goes off, it might not be a cop, it could be NASA trying to communicate with a Solar Sail!
Why does everyone who notes that you can go 14 MPH on one of these things insist that you have to go 14 MPH??
14 mph is about a 4-minute mile, right? Isn't that pretty close to a flat-out sprint for the mortals among us? Would you really feel safe sprinting on a city sidewalk on a regular basis?
This is an idiotic argument. No, I would not feel safe sprinting down a crowded city sidewalk. Would I feel safe sprinting down an empty city sidewalk, say late at night? Yes, absolutely. Forget the Segway -- Just because I can run 14 MPH doesn't mean I have to. And if I did try to run 14 MPH on a crowded sidewalk and I ran into people, whose fault is that?
Also, the argument that because the Segway can go 14 MPH, it should have to use a bike lane is really specious. Bikes can go 3 MPH too, right? Does that mean they should be required to use the sidewalk?
The brilliant thing about the Segway is that it's designed to operate within the parameters of a human not using any sort of vehicle. Anything that you can do on a Segway, you can do with a pair of tennis shoes. The Segway just lets you do it for longer, with much less personal exertion. A fat guy running down the sidwalk takes up more space and is less maneuverable than a Segway, but we don't ban the fat guy from the sidewalk, do we?
Collisions with motor vehicles are also going to be a problem: note that you do *not* escape conflicts with cars by riding on the sidewalk. Instead, every driveway and intersection represents a potential conflict with a motorist, and motorists are *not* going to be looking out for people moving at high speeds on the sidewalk.
That's why, if you've never had your mommy tell you to look both ways before crossing the street (whether you're on a Segway or not), you should never leave the house, or at least live in downtown Minneapolis.
Slashdot Mirror
Using eyestalks, maybe?
...how can you steal something that's free?
So the next time your radar detector goes off, it might not be a cop, it could be NASA trying to communicate with a Solar Sail!
Also, the argument that because the Segway can go 14 MPH, it should have to use a bike lane is really specious. Bikes can go 3 MPH too, right? Does that mean they should be required to use the sidewalk?
The brilliant thing about the Segway is that it's designed to operate within the parameters of a human not using any sort of vehicle. Anything that you can do on a Segway, you can do with a pair of tennis shoes. The Segway just lets you do it for longer, with much less personal exertion. A fat guy running down the sidwalk takes up more space and is less maneuverable than a Segway, but we don't ban the fat guy from the sidewalk, do we?
That's why, if you've never had your mommy tell you to look both ways before crossing the street (whether you're on a Segway or not), you should never leave the house, or at least live in downtown Minneapolis.For those of you thank can't wait for this exhibit to come to your town....
For all of you that haven't been able to find it, the link for Google is: http://www.google.com
I found that link by doing a search on Yahoo
(Man, I hate it when people don't post links to what they're talking about! How else are we supposed to know what "Google" is??)