This guy went to great lengths to acquire the thing (and the company that makes the thing) that ultimately killed him.

  • A_A@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    (…) was riding his Segway while walking his dog (…) when he reversed the Segway to allow a fellow dog walker to get past him, he fell from a nearby cliff (…)

    Distraction + overconfidence it seems.
    Also, had he been on foot, he would have felt the cliff and avoided the accident.

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    15 hours ago

    Many people mix him up with Dean Kamen, who actually invented the Segway.

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      20 minutes ago

      Had one for a while. It’s ok but the places you can safely ride are more limited than you think. E-scooters are a far superior invention for mobility.

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      14 hours ago

      Imagine you get your own wiki page because you die from buying a company that built things that in the end killed you.

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        13 hours ago

        Notoriety isn’t just for big-picture stuff. I have a fleeting mention due to a very peripheral involvement in a really big lawsuit, like mentioning the ants when elephants fight.

        Imagine

        Quit it

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    22 hours ago

    still funny. for more giggles, look up the usain bolt segway oopsident