TIL the owner of the Segway company died driving his Segway off a cliff less than a year after he bought the company.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Heselden

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

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Artyom@lemm.ee · 24 pts · 1y

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

kusivittula@sopuli.xyz · 17 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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

A_A@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y

(...) 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.

AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y

Clearly this guy was doing a spike fall level IRL. Probably didn't even mak it past noob SMH.

HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today · 7 pts · 1y

That last thought must’ve been an “awwww fuck, what have I done?” one.

SplashJackson@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y (4 replies)

I still wish I had one

nucleative@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

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.

Fredselfish@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (2 replies)

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

corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · -5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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

RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com · 2 pts · 1y

Imagine all the people...