> I saw video of it on the news at some point. It was amusing.
> I also saw video of both his *parents* on them, no troubles > with them at all. How is it that the athletic son can't > handle what the mother who broke her leg sledding with her > grandchildren can? :)
I heard the story on TechTV. He was buying those two Segways for his parents as a gift, but he had already ridden one before, so he must have felt comfortable riding one, which made him overconfident. This time, he jumped on one-handed, and the machine just couldn't handle it. The senior Bushes did just fine, because they were being careful. ______________________________________________________________________ Steve Sloan ......... Huntsville, Alabama =========> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brin-L list pages .............................. http://www.brin-l.org Chmeee's 3D Objects .................... http://www.sloan3d.com/chmeee 3D and Drawing Galleries .................. http://www.sloansteady.com Software ................ Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links Science fiction scans ......................... http://www.sloan3d.com
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