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 High School Students Invent 40mph Segway For Cool People Published: Aug 1, 07 Comments: 1 Views: 5,143 Ben Gulak and Jason Morrow from Chisholm Collegiate in Oakville, Ontario, modified a Yamaha R6 to create the Tango Electric Unicycle. The Tango works like the Segway. You just lean forward to make it go and it has a top speed of 40mph (compared to the Segway’s top speed of 12.5mph). While they didn’t win a prize for their invention they did get some much deserved attention. I would love to zip by some rich geek on Segway while riding one of these.  “We wanted to simulate it as close to an actual sports bike as possible, like a speed bike,” said Gulak an 18-year-old high school student from Chisholm Collegiate in Oakville, Ont. “So, that starts with the look alone. When you sit on it, it feels just like a bike.”
Gulak and Morrow were among sixteen teen scientists who represented Team Canada in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) from May 13-19. A couple of days prior to Intel ISEF Team Canada showcased its projects at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. The Tango was on display as an electric personal transportation vehicle at the event.
“You sit on it just like the R6 (Yamaha) sports bike,” he said, “…and to drive forward just lean forward and it drives right under you, and if you want to turn just lean to one side and the suspension takes care of it and you lean and that’s it.”
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| rocketranger on Aug 2, 07 0 Trends 2,582 Comments |
Mass produce em, Sell em & Rent them OUT.
Nice $$$$$ maker.
Id ride one.
Must have nationwide. |
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