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Sal
07-28-2004, 01:45 PM
Well, another auction....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5711303812

I emailed the seller and asked:
"How is this item self-balancing?"

His/Her answer to me:
This item when left along stands up on its own. Think of a two wheel bike, if you let it without it's kick stand down it will fall over. Therefore it's not self balancing.
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Well, isn't that special? So I guess a car is self-balancing too.

-Sal

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GyroGo
07-28-2004, 01:59 PM
A drunk lying on the sidewalk is balanced, as he can fall no further.


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IndyFIRSTengineer
07-28-2004, 02:05 PM
Well at least the enlarged photo shows the back wheels clearly (even if in shadow). And I guess $1125 for TEN of them might be reasonable (although I would NEVER pay it), but unfortunately the reserve is NOT met.

Also note "Shipping will take one month due to manufactor and our geographical limitation."

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KSagal
07-28-2004, 02:07 PM
The weird part of the first two posts is that a staggering drunk would be self balancing on a segway, but would quickly wind up lying on the sidewalk if using this "self balancing" Q.

Karl Ian Sagal

ZoliHonig
09-03-2004, 04:15 PM
hahahahahahahaha

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