Remember “Ginger”, or “It”? Here’s the latest on what could be a
revolutionary invention. It could even turn more people toward unicycling!
And if not, it might give them more respect for us…
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,186660,00.html
Enjoy, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone jfoss@unicycling.com www.unicycling.com
“If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.” - Kevin
“Gilby” Gilbertson
That is so cool. That is so goofy. That is so unnecessarily high-tech. What’s the other wheel for?
John Foss wrote:
> Remember “Ginger”, or “It”? Here’s the latest on what could be a
> revolutionary invention. It could even turn more people toward
> unicycling! And if not, it might give them more respect for us…
>
> http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,186660,00.html
I still think the AutoBalance^™ Unicycle (ABU), unveiled on April 1st
of 2000, is much better than IT. Then again, IT has supposively made its
way to reality. I’m surprised this invention came close to the ideas I put
in my April Fools joke at http://www.gilby.com/unicycling/AutoBalance.html
> That is so cool. That is so goofy. That is so unnecessarily high-tech.
> What’s the other wheel for?
The other wheel is for all the millions of low-balance people who will
order one and bring down the price for the rest of us!
JF
> That is so cool. That is so goofy. That is so unnecessarily high-tech.
> What’s the other wheel for?
The other wheel is for all the millions of low-balance people who will
order one and bring down the price for the rest of us!
JF
John,
I hadn’t planned to get you something for Christmas… but what a cool
thing if it works as advertised!
Klaas
On Mon, 3 Dec 2001 11:21:25 -0800, John Foss <john_foss@asinet.com> wrote:
>Remember “Ginger”, or “It”? Here’s the latest on what could be a
>revolutionary invention. It could even turn more people toward
>unicycling! And if not, it might give them more respect for us…
>
>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,186660,00.html
>
>Enjoy, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone jfoss@unicycling.com www.unicycling.com
>
>
>“If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.” - Kevin
>“Gilby” Gilbertson
–
“To trigger/fool/saturate/overload Echelon, the following has been picked
automagically from a database:” “Perl-RSA, rhost, NSP”
I will not get on one untill I find out what OS it is running… who wants to find out that “this program has performed an illegal operation, and will shut down” at 17 mph? Ya, I know- 2 sister boards… what are the chances?
Christopher
there was an artical on the front page of the buiness section of the new york times about ginger. i read it and it says that it might be out next year sometime. unfortunatly it will cost somthing like 3000$ and way about 60 lbs.
the second link has the price near the top, they are just pages 1 and 2 of the artical.
weee haaa
check this out and give me some advice!!! http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15240
i would like to see someone grind on that. A serious question though can it do stairs? i was watching a news brief this morning, (Ginger has got a little air time in the news in Oz), and the roughest thing that Ginger went over was an articifial obstacle course, in Melbourne there are quite a few stairs around the place in the city and the idea of stopping Ginger then carrying 60lbs down a flight of stairs doesn’t really appeal to me, then again there are always wheelchair ramps. Don’t get me wrong i think it’s a great idea but isn’t it a just like another wheeled machine that has been produced over the last 100 years, with a bigger brain? Personally unicycles are the answer, they are small, light, quick, and environmentally friendly, plus you get exercise and can’t generate so much speed that it becomes dangerous to the public. I think it’s a undisabled persons wheel chair, now a hover unicycle that would be cool.
tim
i worship jesus
Originally posted by skunker
i would like to see someone grind on that.
Funny, that was exactly what all the people in my office said. I had made them all watch some Uni grinding clips- prosthletizing to the unitiated. Now their thinking is contaminated. 
[B] Personall unicycles are the answer,
Tim[/B]
Dream big: mass transit unicycles are the answer (what was the question?). 
Christopher
> stopping Ginger then carrying 60lbs down a flight of stairs doesn’t
> really appeal to me, then again there are always wheelchair ramps.
Carrying down isn’t such a big deal, what about up? But I bet it
can handle going down stairs (don’t know if that will void your
warranty though).
> Don’t get me wrong i think it’s a great idea but isn’t it a just like
> another wheeled machine that has been produced over the last 100 years,
> with a bigger brain?
My unicycles all have really tiny brains. But how long can you keep up a
speed of 17 miles per hour? I like it.
JF
I resemble that remark (if you sample your data as accurately as I have…)! Speaking of which, the computer get’s mounted tonight.
I think Ginger Pilots should all have to wear cardigans, and smoke a pipe. “Welcome to the 1950’s!”
Christopher
is it just me ,or does this look like a new wave version of a push lawn mower,that will be the first after market option,im sure 
I’m nae convinced about IT encouraging respect for unicycling - in the
article below this thing seems to stay upright whatever you do and moves
wherever you want it to go. And that was from someone who’d just stepped
on to IT without weeks of practise, blood and tears
Neil
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Remember “Ginger”, or “It”? Here’s the latest on what could be a
revolutionary invention. It could even turn more people toward unicycling!
And if not, it might give them more respect for us…
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,186660,00.html
Enjoy, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone jfoss@unicycling.com www.unicycling.com
“If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.” - Kevin
“Gilby” Gilbertson
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I think that people who really like big challenges will be bored rapidly
with this machine… What about learning some new skills with it ?
Christian.
John Foss wrote:
> Remember “Ginger”, or “It”? Here’s the latest on what could be a
> revolutionary invention. It could even turn more people toward
> unicycling! And if not, it might give them more respect for us…
>
> http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,186660,00.html
>
> Enjoy, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone jfoss@unicycling.com
> www.unicycling.com
>
> “If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.” - Kevin
> “Gilby” Gilbertson
> I think that people who really like big challenges will be bored rapidly
> with this machine… What about learning some new skills with it ?
I think you’re going at it the wrong way. What kind of new skills would
you like people to learn with a car? My list includes exciting things like
using the little lever on the side of the steering wheel (turn signals),
getting out of the left lane, and not crashing into me.
This vehicle seems to be intended to be as far away from “skills” as
possible. Sure, that won’t stop us though. I think one of the biggest
skills you could try to do would be to make it fall over (without cheating
by messing up the programming or breaking it).
As a satire, it would be funny to see a bunch of guys on a trials course
with these things, doing big gaps and hopping over boulders… 
John Foss
> I think that people who really like big challenges will be bored rapidly
> with this machine… What about learning some new skills with it ?
I think you’re going at it the wrong way. What kind of new skills would
you like people to learn with a car? My list includes exciting things like
using the little lever on the side of the steering wheel (turn signals),
getting out of the left lane, and not crashing into me.
This vehicle seems to be intended to be as far away from “skills” as
possible. Sure, that won’t stop us though. I think one of the biggest
skills you could try to do would be to make it fall over (without cheating
by messing up the programming or breaking it).
As a satire, it would be funny to see a bunch of guys on a trials course
with these things, doing big gaps and hopping over boulders…
John Foss
> I think that people who really like big challenges will be bored rapidly
> with this machine… What about learning some new skills with it ?
I think you’re going at it the wrong way. What kind of new skills would
you like people to learn with a car? My list includes exciting things like
using the little lever on the side of the steering wheel (turn signals),
getting out of the left lane, and not crashing into me.
This vehicle seems to be intended to be as far away from “skills” as
possible. Sure, that won’t stop us though. I think one of the biggest
skills you could try to do would be to make it fall over (without cheating
by messing up the programming or breaking it).
As a satire, it would be funny to see a bunch of guys on a trials course
with these things, doing big gaps and hopping over boulders…
John Foss
skunker wonderd:
> can it do stairs?
I haven’t actually seen the thing yet, but there’s quite a bit about it at
http://ginger.patentcafe.com/ - in particular, I viewed an animation at
http://gingerpatentcafe.com/gingerimages/it_upstairs.exe which showed it
climbing stairs (download times are long).
> I think it’s a undisabled persons wheel chair,
It reminds me a lot of a prototype stair-climbing wheelchair featured
in the 26 August 2000 issue of New Scientist. I’ve just looked on the
New Scientist archive and found that it was actually designed by the
same group.
> i worship jesus
I don’t.
–
Danny Colyer (remove safety to reply) ( http://www.juggler.net/danny )
Recumbent bikes page: http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/recumbents/ “Make
it idiot-proof and someone will build a better idiot.”