Segway company owner killed after riding Segway off cliff

[billski]

oops




LONDON - Updated, 1:47 p.m. 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.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39382682/ns/health-more_health_news/

 

[snoseek]

You realize I'm holding back, trying so hard.........

 

[Hawkshot99]

You realize I'm holding back, trying so hard.........

I feel bad to say that I laughed when I saw this on the news. The irony is just to strong. Just as if Bill Gates would fall out of a window to his death.

 

[mondeo]

I feel bad to say that I laughed when I saw this on the news. The irony is just to strong. Just as if Bill Gates would fall out of a window to his death.

No, for Gates it would have to be a set malfunction while recording something in front of a bluescreen.

I think I've got an idea for a nerdy thriller here. Que movie trailer voiceover guy: "For the actors on the set of studio 42, it was supposed to be just another day of bluescreen filming. But little did they know it was a haunted blue screen. A blue screen...of death."

And I don't feel bad.

 

[SkiDork]

No, for Gates it would have to be a set malfunction while recording something in front of a bluescreen.

I think I've got an idea for a nerdy thriller here. Que movie trailer voiceover guy: "For the actors on the set of studio 42, it was supposed to be just another day of bluescreen filming. But little did they know it was a haunted blue screen. A blue screen...of death."

And I don't feel bad.

mondeo - I don't think you got the sarcasm in the original Gates suggestion... It was the best possible.

Fall out of a

Although BSOD isn't bad...

 

[SkiDork]

I didn't think he was British....he was on "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" a few years back and is from NH IIRC.

Fomr what I heard, this guy had purchased the company a short while ago

 

[thetrailboss]

Fomr what I heard, this guy had purchased the company a short while ago

I saw that in the article. Different guy, you're right.

 

[wintersyndrome]

I feel bad to say that I laughed when I saw this on the news. The irony is just to strong. Just as if Bill Gates would fall out of a window to his death.

or Steve Jobs eating a poisoned apple.

 

[billski]

Fomr what I heard, this guy had purchased the company a short while ago

Indeed. This probably would not have happened to the inventor.

 

[mondeo]

mondeo - I don't think you got the sarcasm in the original Gates suggestion... It was the best possible.

No, I got that the Windows was as close to an exact analogue as you could realistically get. I just thought a literal blue screen of death would be funnier.

 

[SkiDork]

No, I got that the Windows was as close to an exact analogue as you could realistically get. I just thought a literal blue screen of death would be funnier.

cool

 

[ctenidae]

The defenestration of Gates- there's some humor there. Like Jim Balsillie choking to death on a pip, or Alan Mulaly drowining at a shallow river crossing, or Louis Camilleri getting lung cnacer.

Could be a whole series of murder mysteries. Where's Sue Grafton when you need her? Or even a SkiDiva?

 

[ctenidae]

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0928/Segway-Is-it-safe-to-ride

Is it safe to ride? Sure, as long as you don't ride it off a cliff.