Tempus Fugit Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Segway disaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbms Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Awaiting the elf n safety brigade now to say they should be banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Awaiting the elf n safety brigade now to say they should be banned. No! Bring them here and race them along Marine Drive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 I like Segways, they're ace :-) Can't ever see me using one over here though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 I must be sick, because I read this story and I thought of this classic song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuKoHxGwnPA&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Aww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 You live by the Segway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langweilig Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 What an ironic death. No singing Segway to heaven! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxy Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 It stated that 'The tycoon was well known for his donations to charity, giving more than £20m to good causes' Condolences to his family. I don't know him personally, but from the write up, it states that he was remarkably selfless and generous, giving millions to local charities to help people in his home cityI hope his family continues to help others in memory of his efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Awaiting the elf n safety brigade now to say they should be banned. They should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mæŋksmən Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 For Sale. Segway {low milage] {one careful owner} {water damaged} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terse Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbms Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 LINK So now wiki is saying he didn't die on the machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 LINK So now wiki is saying he didn't die on the machine No. They're saying - correctly - that he didn't invent the machine. The Segway was hailed before its launch as a green transport solution of the future. One such believer in the emission-free scooter-cum-skateboard was a former Yorkshire miner turned multimillionaire philanthropist called Jimi Heselden, who last year bought the American firm which invented the self-righting two-wheeler. But in what appears to have been a freak accident, Mr Heselden has been found dead after apparently plunging 30ft over the side of a cliff while riding one of the machines he hoped would revolutionise the way we travel. Tributes were paid to the local businessman who used his redundancy payout following the 1980s miners' strike to develop the Concertainer – an adaptation of a medieval defensive system using wire baskets of earth and water which replaced sandbags as a means of protecting troops. The anti-blast device rapidly became one of Britain's most successful defence exports and helped its inventor earn a fortune of £166m and a place in the Sunday Times Rich List. Earlier this month, Mr Heselden signed over a £10m cheque for the Leeds Community Foundation which channels money into disadvantaged areas in his home city. The gift brought his lifetime donations to £23m. He had chosen to base his company, Hesco Bastion Ltd, close to his old childhood home in one of Leeds' most deprived communities. He said recently: "Life turned out pretty well for me, but I still work in the same area where I grew up and every day I see people who for whatever reason are down on their luck." Source Sounds like he he was a genuinely decent bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mæŋksmən Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Pretty sure they were on dragons den lookng for money first, before he bought in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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