Owner Of Segway Company Dies After He Drives His Own Product Off A Cliff

[David Fryer]

Story here

[Freehold DM]

Damn. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[Eyebite]

2 words:

Marketing Genius.

[Matthew Morris]

5 words:

Should have warn a chute.

(I'm sorry for his family, but damn if it doesn't read like an Onion headline).

[Pual]

Freehold DM wrote:

Damn. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

If you laugh you're not allowed to be a paladin

[ArchLich]

I have trouble imagining the scenario where this actually happens without foul play, malfunction or suicidal tendencies.

[Keketard]

ArchLich wrote:

I have trouble imagining the scenario where this actually happens without foul play, malfunction or suicidal tendencies.

He was talking on his cellphone and didn't notice his Segway slowly...slowly...going off the cliff.

Or, Segways can fly, he just forgot to press the secret switch.

Or, it's the fastest way to the bottom of the cliff.

[Kortz]

I foresee a steep decline in sales.

[Kortz]

Hopefully the company has its ledgers in order.

[AvalonXQ]

Pual wrote:

If you laugh you're not allowed to be a paladin

Lost my powers.

Time to go buy another Atonement. At this rate I should start ordering them in bulk...

[The Crimson Jester, Rogue Lord]

One question, Will he be buried with his beloved invention or will it have a separate grave site?

[David Fryer]

From what I here he only bought the company last year.

[Kortz]

If the company takes a dive, he's going to be the fall guy.

[David Fryer]

Maybe he was trying to start a new trend, Segway cliff diving. Segway bungee jumping is another possibility. :)

[houstonderek]

Wow, this guy must be commiserating with Rodney Dangerfield in the afterlife.

No respect, I tell ya...

[GreatKhanArtist]

By "manufacturer of protective barriers", I assume they don't mean guardrails.

Has anyone actually driven one of these?

[David Fryer]

GreatKhanArtist wrote:

By "manufacturer of protective barriers", I assume they don't mean guardrails.

Google is our friend. It appears that they manufacture industrial size sandbags.

[Tomb Guardian]

I don't own one, but I rode on one once. It was actually kind of fun!

No way in hell would I own one though.

[Tessius]

The Crimson Jester, Rogue Lord wrote:

One question, Will he be buried with his beloved invention or will it have a separate grave site?

Might be the former if the cliff was high enough.

[houstonderek]

For the record, the guy that died didn't invent the Segway, he bought the company a year ago.

[Wildlife Marshal Willenholly]

Oh sweet irony!!!

[Charlie Bell]

Wow, on reading the article I learned the guy also made Hescos. If you know what a Hesco is you'll probably mourn his passing as I do.

[TriOmegaZero]

I hear ya Charlie.

[David Fryer]

Yep, those are nice to have around.

[Moonklaw]

When I think of Segway's I think of overweight Security Guard's at the local Mall, this article does not do much to take away that stereotype I have formed.