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(...) It's very Jetson-y. A partial response to the question, "Hey! It's the third millenium! Where are the all the cool gadgets? Where's my flying car?" Or, it just looks geeky. You decide. Steve (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) what was wrong with walking? or those 4 wheeled rascal things for those who can't? or the mo-ped? or the gas powered scooter? $3000? that buys a lot of lego. OOPS, sorry, supposed to be off topic here. (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Good points, all the way around. I could understand a new transportation technology to replace cars, but why replace walking? Steve (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) though, it does go 12MPH... if that's an incentive. flying car, maybe, replacement for walking? i'll just buy a bike. (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Or a really nice bike. (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Which would be easier to lug up stairs. (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Well in the hay-day of the dot com explosion getting around the office by walking was just not very cool. My bet is that this is much of what had been planned as the "target market". Now that most of those people are on the unemployment line (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) And, you have to stand for the trip, unlike sitting in a car or exercising on a bike. And because you have to watch out for other geekscooter riders and pedestrians, its not like you can even daydream like when you walk somewhere. Its pretty (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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