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Segways
The Segway PT (Personal Transporter) is a self-balancing, two-wheeled, personal transportation device. Invented by Dean Kamen, the vehicle is driven by an electric motor that provides a speed of up to 12.5 mph or 20.1 km/h.
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Positive aspects of employment equity?
There are many advantages to the employment equality act. Some of the advantages are that workers can embrace diversity, and a non-hostile work environment can be obtained.
The prefix deka corresponds to a factor of?
if by deka, you mean deca, deca means 10. DECAde, DECAgon, etc
DEKA also mean DEan KAmen inc. the company which invented a prothtetic arm, a water distillers then gets water from urine, the segway and otheer inventions.
Which were the positive aspects of the railroad expansion?
The major positive aspect of railroad expansion was a quicker, more efficient means of transportation of people and goods. The railroads could run almost anywhere, were faster than other means of transportation, and could run at anytime of the year. The first railroads connected eastern communities with major trading centers. The transcontinental railroads connected the nation from coast to coast. The railroad marked the end of the isolation of the West. The trains not only provided transportation to the settlements, but made the rancher and farmer more accessible to the eastern markets. The railroads provided the boost necessary for the expansion of the cattle kingdom.
What can you drive if you have lost your driving license?
a bike a boat (boating license required) a plane (pilots license required) You could ride a horse
The positive aspects of using hydroelectric power?
The basic energy source is gravity on water, thus no pollution from burning and no radioactive waste.
Negatives include disruption of water-based wildlife, flooding behind the dam, and large capital investment required. Only a few sites are feasible due to geography and these tend to require long transmission lines to the users areas.
What are ten great inventions from the past ten years?
*itouch * Cupcake holder http://jenniferstrano.typepad.com/stranodesigns/imagescontaineropenwithcake.jpg * Segway * iPod * Clone dog * Survival tool * Cindy smart doll * Roomba * Sonic Toothbrush * Dolly the sheep * iPhone ~mtbmtb
Where might one purchase a Segway Scooter?
A Segway Scooter is a relatively inexpensive mode of transportation. One can purchase a Segway Scooter at several online sites such as "Amazon" and "Gomobilityscooters".
Can you rent a segway at Disney World?
No, you can't rent them and they are not permitted in the parks. They are only available on specific tours that Disney provides with appropriate training in controlled environments. For example, "Around the World on a Segway" at EPCOT.
Where was the segway invented?
in china at 11:00 pm while a man was watching power rangers and drinking diet sprite. your mom helped out
Does smooth away hair removal work?
Well, I have personally used other hair removal products, and most of those work alright. I used razor, which is fast and leaves skin pretty smooth, but the hair grows faster and thicker, and sometimes irritates my skin. Depilatory creams are also great, but the smell is nasty and if your skin does not feel like being "treated" then it will cause irritation, and will even "eat up" your skin!. Wax...well too painful, and if you do not know how to appropriately apply it, then you won't get very good results, not even the pain is worth it!. So when I heard about the "SmoothAway" I actually did not believe on the add (because most of those are scams!), but I was curious to try it. So one day I went to Target, and when I was about to pay at the cashier, I saw the product, so I did not hesitate and bought along with my other supplies. I was EAGER to try it, and see if it really worked, and unbelievably...it did!. I have heard some people say that does not work with them, it irritates their skin and doesn't remove hairs very well. I personally think that it is a good product, not a perfectly fine product, but works pretty well. It does take quite a while to remove all hairs, and leaves a white dust on your skin (supposedly dead skin cells), but I have not had any irritation at all, and the hairs seem to be thinner, grow slower, Aand my skin is so soft afterward!.Plus, there is no need to be in the shower, or bathroom to remove your hairs!. I think this product is worth trying, and maybe you, as well as me, will be happy with the results.:)
What are the positive aspects of a brain surgeon?
It is one of the highest paying jobs. Experienced neurosurgeons make between $300,000 and $750,000 each year. The prestige is enormous, as are the satisfactions when all goes well. Downside: The disappointments are more frequent and more devastating than a field like general surgery. Successes in general surgery are routine. Not so in neurosurgery. The "bad outcomes" are much higher, despite the neurosurgeon's best efforts. It is a psychologically demanding profession.
How many gyroscopic sensers does the segway have?
The Segway PT has five gyroscopic sensors, though it only needs three to detect leaning forward or backward (termed "pitch"), leaning to the left or right (termed "roll") and steering to the left or right (termed "yaw"). The extra sensors add redundancy, to make the Segway more reliable.
Can not find the word Segway in the dictionary Word use is a transition from one topic to another?
I'm not surprised. It's spelled segue and pronounced segway. The silly little scooter thing is called a segway.
Are there positive aspects of corporations?
- I am not sure exactly what you intended to ask. There are many positive aspects of corporations, but it also depends on your perspective. Small business owners will form a corporate for personal asset protection and tax benefits. Corporations provide jobs and vehicles of investment.
- Other positive aspects of corporations include a professional image (as compared to a sole proprietorships) and access to capital.
But "corporation" is a specific legal concept. It has to do with the way a company is owned and financed, what kind of taxation that it is subject to, and the laws of the state of incorporation. There are one-person corporations, and there are large businesses that are NOT technically corporations (for example, large partnerships).
Do you mean private-sector businesses?
If that is what you really mean, they benefit "the economy" (which is really consumers, the firms themselves, and the government) by providing jobs, and by providing products and services that would be either unduly expensive, unduly burdensome, or impossible (i.e., inefficient) for consumers to provide for themselves (e.g., medications, electronics, psychotherapy). Businesses keep people off the unemployment rolls, reducing the cost to taxpayers of providing benefits to the poor and unemployed. And if they are legally corporations, they pay corporate income taxes on the profits that they earn.
A firm has no obligation to benefit "the economy" (actually, it is part of the economy, not a separate entity) or the government (the government is supposed to work for US, not the other way around). But realistically speaking, if a firm is not providing a product or service that people want at a price they are willing to pay, it will not be in business for very long.
Firms also can and do invest in projects that benefit society - projects that would be too expensive or impossible for individuals to finance. Visit any major company's website and you'll see what that company is doing to improve local community facilities, ameliorate environmental risks, and so on.
Where was the Segway developed?
The original prototypes were developed at Deka Research and Development in Manchester, NH. The company now does its product development in Bedford, New Hampshire at their corporate headquarters.
A magnetic key is supplied which you hold up to the sensor on the handle bar to turn the machine on. To cause the machine to turn when you are driving it, the first generation Segways have a twist lever on the left handle bar to turn left and right. The second generation Segways turn by leaning the control stick to the left or right.
Why did Dean Kamen make the Segway?
he made the segway to improve possible dinosaurs and stegosauruses to the north west territories. then once he was done he ate a sandwich and said- OH DAHIGG!
Can you ride a segway in New York?
Use of a Segway PT is explicitly legal in the state of New York with the exception of New York City. That said the mayor of New York recently went on the record saying he wants laws protecting Segway PT riders in NYC.
A Segway is a 2 wheeled Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device (EPAMD). The user stands atop the Segway's platform, with its two wheels flanking them on the left and right.
The device works on a deceptively simple principle, though complex to implement correctly. To demonstrate to yourself the principle, lift an ordinary household broom in the air so that the brush is at the top and you are balancing the broom on a single finger at the bottom. You will quickly find you are moving your hand as well as your body around in a effort to keep your finger directly under the changing position of the broom head.
In the case of the Segway, you are the broom and it is the finger. You cannot tilt sideways because of the flanking wheels, but you can tilt either forward or backward. Should you tilt forwards, the Segway will quickly move its platform under you. Should you tilt backwards, the Segway will glide backwards, again keeping you (specifically, your center of gravity) directly above the platform.
Looking at the same behavior from the user's point of view, standing still on the Segway will result in no movement, while leaning forward will cause the Segway to move forward, with the greater the lean, the faster the movement. Leaning back will first bring the Segway back to rest, then result in the device backing up.
Oscillation: Some people, when first standing on a Segway, will experience a kind of bucking behavior, as the Segway rapidly shifts between dancing slightly forward and backward. This results from the Segway attempting to get under the user while, at the same time, the user is attempting to get over the Segway. (Some observers have seen some correspondence between the new user's historical psychological need for control and the amount of bucking that takes place. This cries out for a small university study.) Once the new user relaxes and relinquishes control to the Segway, usually within five or ten seconds, the effect vanishes instantly.
What the Segway isn't: It is not a "scooter" and it is not a "vehicle," as defined by the law. A person plus the Segway atop which they are perched are collectively considered to be a pedestrian in most jurisdictions, allowing the Segway user (the Segway "glider") to travel on streets, sidewalks, and anywhere else a pedestrian would be permitted.
Segway sales have been limited by a strange paradox. Generation One Segways plopped the user atop the device's platform, where they remained, never moving except by slightly leaning for the duration of the ride. As a result, they looked like, to use the technical term, a dork. (Generation Two devices now have the rider lean to turn ("lean-steer"), making the stylish rider look a bit like a skier doing a slalom course.)
The experience of actually being on the Segway is radically different from the casual viewer's observation, hence the paradox. The gliders (riders), themselves, feel like superheroes. First, you are close to a foot taller than you have ever been. Second, you are able to "run" at 12.5 mph for 24 miles without even breaking a sweat. Unlike a bicyclist, you can come to a full stop without danger of falling over, so you can become completely enveloped in a crowd, then shoot forward out of it like the aforementioned superhero, spinning away toward new and exciting adventures as the people left far behind can only stare in awe. (This ending part requires a certain level of denial.)
A word of caution: The safest way to avoid the danger of buying a Segway is to never get on one. Many people who've taken repeated Segway tours have eventually ended up $5000 poorer, even if they spend every weekend grinning while perched on their Segways, either gliding around seeing new sights from their high vantage point (great for peering over fences) or traveling the Segway Polo circuit (it is now an international sport), getting down and dirty with Generation Two Segways as they battle it out for a chance at the World Cup.
(The above answer was written by a Segway owner who has no affiliation with Segway or any enterprise making money off Segways. He and his wife, however, are happy Segway owners, even if they are $10,000 poorer. It all started out with a tour of Paris....)
