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Jane Virenque, current Queen of the Mountain Leader, fighting to stay withl the lead group up this Category 1 climb.
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Don't worry, folks, they'll still give us Versed for our colonoscopies.
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"Just wait folks, I'm sure one of these cars will high five me anytime soon."
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Oh, the irony...
Owner of Segway Company Dies In Segway Crash
September 27, 2010, 2:29 pm
By Robert Mackey
A British businessman who recently purchased the Segway scooter company was found dead on Sunday after apparently crashing while driving a cross-country model of the upright, electric transporter near his home outside Leeds, England.
A statement posted on Segway's web site said:
According to a statement from the West Yorkshire police force, “The incident is not believed to be suspicious.”
The battery-powered Segway, which is stabilized by gyroscopes, was invented by Dean Kamen, who founded the company in 1999. As Tom Vanderbilt reminded us in Slate last year, when Mr. Kamen introduced the device in 2001, he claimed that “the impact of this in the 21st century will be just like what Henry Ford did at the beginning of the 20th century.” The Segway, he said, would “change lives, cities and ways of thinking.”
As Martin Wainwright explained in The Guardian, Mr. Heselden, a former miner, was also an inventor, who made his fortune from an improved take on the sandbags used in the military. Using the money he received after being laid off from his pit job, the newspaper reported, “he invented a wire basket crammed with earth and water which proved far more effective than sandbags against mortar and missile attacks.”
The Mail also reported:
Owner of Segway Company Dies In Segway Crash
September 27, 2010, 2:29 pm
By Robert Mackey
A British businessman who recently purchased the Segway scooter company was found dead on Sunday after apparently crashing while driving a cross-country model of the upright, electric transporter near his home outside Leeds, England.
A statement posted on Segway's web site said:
It is with great sadness that we have to confirm that Jimi Heselden O.B.E., has died in a tragic accident near his home in West Yorkshire. Jimi Heselden, 62, was chairman of Hesco Bastion, Ltd., the world leading manufacturer of protective barriers and owner of Segway Inc.
Mr. Heselden’s body was found on Sunday in the River Wharfe, The Daily Mail reported, after he had apparently “plunged 30 feet from a rocky path” while on a version of the Segway known as the X2.According to a statement from the West Yorkshire police force, “The incident is not believed to be suspicious.”
The battery-powered Segway, which is stabilized by gyroscopes, was invented by Dean Kamen, who founded the company in 1999. As Tom Vanderbilt reminded us in Slate last year, when Mr. Kamen introduced the device in 2001, he claimed that “the impact of this in the 21st century will be just like what Henry Ford did at the beginning of the 20th century.” The Segway, he said, would “change lives, cities and ways of thinking.”
As Martin Wainwright explained in The Guardian, Mr. Heselden, a former miner, was also an inventor, who made his fortune from an improved take on the sandbags used in the military. Using the money he received after being laid off from his pit job, the newspaper reported, “he invented a wire basket crammed with earth and water which proved far more effective than sandbags against mortar and missile attacks.”
The Mail also reported:
There was little evidence of the accident today in the remote area where it is believed to have happened on the edge of the River Wharfe. One area of the woodland path at the top of several cliff faces on the river’s banks – which is accessible from a public bridleway – is particularly uneven with a sheer drop of around 30ft at the side which leads down to the river.
The heavily wooded area, which is popular with walkers, has areas of relative flat before being broken by various tree roots and branches. A well-trodden path curves around the top of the cliff before descending to another path which is met by a footbridge over a small stream.
About a dozen family members arrived at the scene today to lay floral tributes for Mr Heselden, with many visibly shaken.
The heavily wooded area, which is popular with walkers, has areas of relative flat before being broken by various tree roots and branches. A well-trodden path curves around the top of the cliff before descending to another path which is met by a footbridge over a small stream.
About a dozen family members arrived at the scene today to lay floral tributes for Mr Heselden, with many visibly shaken.
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09-27-10, 06:02 PM
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Pull through, dammit!
09-27-10, 09:53 PM
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This is no joke. I just heard today that the owner of the Segway company died on one. He road it over a cliff. The developer of the company sold the company last year and the new owner is the guy that died on a Segway.
09-27-10, 09:59 PM
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Verified for real while listening to NPR on my way home tonight. That's gotta seriously hurt sales.
09-27-10, 10:25 PM
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09-27-10, 10:50 PM
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I hope I never die in such a fashion that will have me ridiculed by millions without the ability to defend myself.
When I read the article on the Segway guy, I could have sworn they stole it from The Onion.
When I read the article on the Segway guy, I could have sworn they stole it from The Onion.
09-27-10, 10:59 PM
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It's a sad loss. He was quite a philanthropist.
By the way it's not "irony".
As for a caption, how about "I managed 18.3 mph for my first century"
By the way it's not "irony".
As for a caption, how about "I managed 18.3 mph for my first century"
09-27-10, 11:09 PM
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The Decline of Western Civilization.