As Dave Barry would say, I am not making this up. And neither is the Associated Press, I assume.
A wealthy British businessman who owns the company that makes the two-wheeled Segway has been found dead in a river in northern England after apparently falling off a cliff on one of the vehicles, police said Monday.
Walking: 1
Segway: 0
By the way, I stole the title of this post from one of the comments at the linked site. Another good comment:
"Next invention - Segway With Wings"
I shouldn't really laugh!
Posted by: michael duggan | September 27, 2010 at 05:54 PM
From The Herald (Scotland)
Mr Heseldon made his fortune when his company developed the "blast wall" basket, which protects soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq as a replacement for traditional sandbags.The baskets have been used to protect soldiers in every major conflict since the first gulf war and are seen as the UK's most successful defence exports.
They are also used for a range of non military use including flood management and erosion control.
Mr Heseldon is reported to have given £20 million to charities especially those connected with tackling deprivation in his home city of Leeds .
Posted by: Pearl | September 28, 2010 at 06:54 AM
No one ever talks about the aerodynamics of a Segway.
But, in all seriousness. He seemed like a generous man. I hope he rests in peace.
Posted by: j9 | September 28, 2010 at 04:39 PM
Here's the MacDailyNews Take:
"When found, the Segway was just standing there in the water balancing on its own two wheels, unscratched."
Posted by: Roger Knights | September 29, 2010 at 01:06 AM
Roger, now I have an image of the Segway standing menacingly over the crime scene...
I agree, it sounds like he was a nice guy. But why would you ever go near a cliff on one of those things?
Posted by: Jane B | September 29, 2010 at 08:36 AM
Jane, LOL.
Maybe the Segway became self aware and decided Mr. Heseldon's fate in a nanosecond.
Posted by: j-9 | September 29, 2010 at 12:09 PM