# Tango Electric Unicycle High School Students Invent 40mph Segway For Cool People By Ben Preiss | Published 2007-08-01 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tango-electric-unicycle-like-a-segway-but-for-cool-people-invented-by-canad References: [technologynoe](http://technology.canoe.ca/Innovations/2007/05/22/4199470-ca.html) & [engadget](http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/teen-engineers-create-eco-minded-electric-unicycle/) Ben Gulak and Jason Morrow from Chisholm Collegiate in Oakville, Ontario, modified a [Yamaha](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yamaha-tricera) R6 to create the Tango Electric Unicycle. The Tango works like the [Segway](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-escooter). 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. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 77% | Activity: 55% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Electric Unicycles:** The invention of the Tango Electric Unicycle highlights the growing trend of electric-powered unicycles as a more efficient and portable mode of personal transportation. - **High-speed Personal Mobility:** The 40mph top speed of the Tango Electric Unicycle demonstrates the trend towards high-speed personal mobility devices that can rival or surpass traditional modes of transportation. - **Youth-led Innovation:** The invention of the Tango Electric Unicycle by high school students showcases the trend of more young innovators disrupting industries with their creative and forward-thinking ideas. ### Where This Applies - **Personal Transportation:** The Tango Electric Unicycle presents a disruptive innovation opportunity within the personal transportation industry by providing a more compact, efficient, and high-speed alternative to traditional modes of transportation like cars or bicycles. - **Electric Vehicle Manufacturing:** The electric-powered technology utilized in the Tango Electric Unicycle indicates a potential disruptive innovation opportunity for the electric vehicle manufacturing industry to expand their product lines to include smaller and more versatile personal mobility devices. - **Education and STEM:** The involvement of high school students in inventing the Tango Electric Unicycle highlights a disruptive innovation opportunity within the education and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) industries to further encourage and support young inventors and innovators. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Incline-Scaling Electric Unicycle](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inclinescaling-electric-unicycle.md) - [Speedily Sprinting Electric Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-escooter.md) - [Hyper-Speed Commuter Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/segway-kickscooters-gt-series.md) - [Triple-Wheeled Steel Electric Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tltboard-gorilla.md) - [Intuitive Gyroscopic Sensor Unicycles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inmotion-v9.md) - [6000-Watt E-Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superscooter-gt1p.md) - [High-Performance Motorcycle-Like eBikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xyber.md) - [High-Performance Electric Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zt3-pro.md) - [Ultra-Powerful Electric Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bo-the-turbo.md)