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Inventor of the Segway dead - bigsharn - 27-09-2010
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100927/tuk-segway-scooter-firm-owner-dies-after-a7ad41d.html
"The body of millionaire Jimi Heselden, 62, was discovered in the River Wharfe near his home in the town of Boston Spa in northern England on Sunday, said a spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police. A Segway-style vehicle was recovered from the scene"
Now, I'm not sure if he was testing a segway with a parachute in it or something, but why would you roll off a cliff on a Segway?
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RE: Inventor of the Segway dead - T3hRogue - 27-09-2010
Sounds like sabotage...
RE: Inventor of the Segway dead - Mark - 27-09-2010
It's in Yorkshire.. You know what goes down in Yorkshire, it makes places like Manchester look golden. Also copy / pasta that bitch in to the thread, i don't want to be linked off to Yahoo. YAHOO!
RE: Inventor of the Segway dead - Drumm - 27-09-2010
Sabotage? Naaa. Segway + Rocket = Accidental death over a cliff.
RE: Inventor of the Segway dead - latch - 12-11-2010
Peanut Blart and jelly!
That's what this makes me think of.