They say there's no such thing as bad publicity. In this case, I'm gonna say they're wrong.

Quote :

"UK businessman Jimi Heselden, the man who believed in the Segway so much that he went ahead and bought the company, has died after reportedly driving a ruggedized version of the scooter off a cliff and into a river. He was found early on Sunday morning in the River Wharfe, having earlier been touring his estate in the personal transporter. The cause of the accident is not yet known. Mr. Heselden was 62 years old and, true to our geeky hearts, generated his fortune by coming up with an innovative design for wire cage walls that has since become standard equipment for NATO, American, and British forces. Our thoughts are with the good gent's family, and please, behave yourselves in comments"

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/27/segway-inc-owner-rides-over-cliff-to-his-death/

9/27/2010 9:19:03 AM

rip Dean Kamen

[Edited on September 27, 2010 at 9:20 AM. Reason : i would have been more surprised had i spelled it correctly on the first try]

9/27/2010 9:20:02 AM

Goodnight, sweet prince

9/27/2010 9:25:02 AM

Today, we are all Owner of Segway Inc. rides Segway off cliff & dies

9/27/2010 9:36:33 AM

cliffs notes plz

9/27/2010 10:04:40 AM

I guess there's no real good segway to this

9/27/2010 10:04:46 AM

9/27/2010 10:23:22 AM

someone needs to make a CSI meme out of this

http://www.karolinagames.com/horatio/

9/27/2010 10:26:14 AM

Wait, so it's not Dean Kamen? Okay.

9/27/2010 10:34:01 AM

I guess you could say that he.....

Got carried away with himself.....




YYYEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH

9/27/2010 10:38:19 AM

In soviet UK, segway ride YOU over cliff

9/27/2010 10:48:19 AM

He rode off into the sunset?

9/27/2010 12:13:38 PM

Wait, so it's not Dean Kamen? Okay.

9/27/2010 12:47:03 PM

wow

9/27/2010 1:08:51 PM

is it too soon for this?

9/27/2010 1:34:59 PM

Tryin his hand at a little Flugtag (sp?)

9/27/2010 1:37:13 PM

video just released:

9/27/2010 1:42:07 PM

ive told so many people about mac and me

never once have i spoken to someone who knew about it

at one point i was pretty much convinced it was a figment of my childhood imagination or revisionist history

9/27/2010 1:54:18 PM

Conan O'Brien used to show that clip here and there instead of the intended movie clip that guests brought.

9/27/2010 2:20:29 PM

it sounds like...

a)the new "ruggedized" Segway made a splash
b)somebody made the new owner the fall guy
c)if wasn't for the river he'd have drove Segway into the ground
d)he's up the creek without a paddle... or boat
e)he should have listened to Fat Joe and leaned back
f)his last segue was into the afterlife
g)he was determined to test the waters, but things didn't go swimmingly
h)bread wasn't the only thing he cast upon the waters


YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

9/27/2010 2:23:42 PM

Quote :

"g)he was determined to test the waters, but things didn't go swimmingly"

lol

9/27/2010 2:27:16 PM

if all your friends rode off a cliff on a segway, would you do it too?!?!?!

9/27/2010 4:14:03 PM

Quote :

"I guess there's no real good segway to this"

Winner.

9/27/2010 4:20:22 PM

9/27/2010 4:22:24 PM

Quote :

"Conan O'Brien used to show that clip here and there instead of the intended movie clip that guests brought. "

I think he only did it to Paul Rudd

But he did it every time to Paul Rudd

9/27/2010 4:23:13 PM