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Re: Project Ginger/It
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Mon, 3 Dec 2001 17:36:48 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Richard Marchetti writes:
> Hey Y'all:
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> Did anyone else find the unveiling of the "Ginger" project to be a yawn? I
> can see all kinds of reasons why this thing won't fly in the marketplace,
> including legal challenges to its use in connection to car traffic in the
> streets, or even on sidewalks. Plus, there is the price for this
> people-mover -- at $3K sometime next year I doubt many will be purchasing
> one of these. It seems to go only about 12 miles an hour and require a daily
> electrical charge besides.
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> I was more interested in the gyroscopic balancing system being used for the
> device than the "scooter" itself. I didn't see anything else of interest
> though, not in the coverage I have seen so far. I think the inventor was
> quoted as saying ""You stand on this Segway Human Transporter and you think
> forward and then you go forward. If you think backward, you go backward." He
> must be talking about the balancing mechanism, because elsewhere it is
> stated that "riders control the speed and direction of the device simply by
> shifting their weight and using a manual turning mechanism on one of the
> handlebars." Hmmm, sounds JUST like a bicycle!
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> The hype/real value ratio seemed WAY out of whack on this one. Frankly,
> after waiting almost a year to find out about this thing, I felt quite let
> down. I doubt this thing will be considered a very revolutionary invention
> long-term.
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> I've heard it said of the Ginger project that it would be more important
> than the internet -- which to my mind has yet to reach its full potential. I
> don't see it. Am I missing something?
>
> -- Hop-Frog
Sneak preview of IT:
http://www.idleworm.com/spoofs/ginger.htm
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