You saw they said it uses 5c electricity/day? Batteries should be OK.
Emlyn
-----Original Message-----
From: Spudboy100@aol.com
To: extropians@extropy.org
Sent: 4/12/2001 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: Could this be IT?
What struck me as most interesting about this invention, is the concepts
of
its gyro-stability and the forward-backward, thought-controlled McGuffin
that
it uses. My concern is that it is not (as was reported) utilizing some
kind
of sterling engine, but is battery powered. So like all Christmas toys,
when
the batteries (not included) fail, the fun stops. 12 miles per hour is a
little slack, but its the Range that needs to be looked at. Looked at,
as in
why not fuel cells, or flywheels. Is the market for this busy college
kids
crunching across campus for classes, or Manhattanites?
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