I saw that on slashdot the other day (<a href="http://slashdot.org/articles/01/01/09/2325200.shtml">the comments were interesting</a>)-- personally, I think it's a bluff . . . a publicity stunt for inside.com but i hope i'm wrong My vote for what IT is -- a teleportation device ------------------ "Any answer that can't be questioned is no answer at all. It's gibberish. It's the jabbering of startled monkeys flinging dung at the moon" -- Scott Christensen -- www.ewav.com
Along with the toilet theory...has anyone seen Demolition Man? He has invented the "three sea shells" that replace toilet paper. You heard it here first. ------------------ "Salt Lake City, Utah. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villany." --Olaju-Won Kenobi, to young jedi Steve (Fran)'chiseWalker
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My wife thought this was interesting, and she asked me what I thought IT was. I replied, "a mechanical vagina." She was not amused. ------------------ stop posting my damn signature
They already have one of .... errr... nevermind. ------------------ "Don't slap the glass Mobley, slap my ass...yeeeoooow!" -- HeyPartner decides to out himself. Makes you wonder if he's calling ISO's and 2 Shakes for himself... hehe
i am guessing someone is now in the doghouse ------------------ CUT Tino These Heaves are just getting Ridiculous!
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That's IT! Somehow! ------------------ "Of course, everything looks bad if you remember it!" Homer Simpson
oooh, <a href="http://www.delphion.com/details?pn=US05971091__">THIS PATENT</a> is interesting <blockquote>There is provided, in a preferred embodiment, a transportation vehicle for transporting an individual over ground having a surface that may be irregular. This embodiment has a support for supporting the subject. A ground-contacting module, movably attached to the support, serves to suspend the subject in the support over the surface. The orientation of the ground-contacting module defines fore-aft and lateral planes intersecting one another at a vertical. The support and the ground-contacting module are components of an assembly. A motorized drive, mounted to the assembly and coupled to the ground-contacting module, causes locomotion of the assembly and the subject therewith over the surface. Finally, the embodiment has a control loop, in which the motorized drive is included, for dynamically enhancing stability in the fore-aft plane by operation of the motorized drive in connection with the ground-contacting module. The ground contacting module may be realized as a pair of ground-contacting members, laterally disposed with respect to one another. The ground-contacting members may be wheels. Alternatively, each ground-contacting member may include a duster of wheels. In another embodiment, each ground-contacting member includes a pair of axially adjacent and rotatably mounted arcuate element pairs. Related methods are also provided. </blockquote> This patent was filed in 95, and granted in late 99. It may have something to do with IT. I'm gonna change my guess to some sort of hovervehicle. ------------------ "Any answer that can't be questioned is no answer at all. It's gibberish. It's the jabbering of startled monkeys flinging dung at the moon" -- Scott Christensen -- www.ewav.com
Actually Vengeance, that patent sounds like its for the iBot -- Kamen's motorized wheelchair which can traverse uneven ground and climb stairs. It's expected to be in mass production within the year. ------------------
yeah, now that I look at it, that's probably got something to do with that wheelchair thing either way, it's interesting nonetheless ------------------ "Any answer that can't be questioned is no answer at all. It's gibberish. It's the jabbering of startled monkeys flinging dung at the moon" -- Scott Christensen -- www.ewav.com [This message has been edited by Vengeance (edited January 10, 2001).]
Does anyone have more info on this? Personally I think "IT" is a hoax. ------------------ SUCK POLICE!!!!!! To point out individuals or teams that have managed to reach the pinnacle of SUCKINESS!!!!! ----- JAZZ SUCK!!!!!!!
Some sort of portable, personal transportation device.....most likely utilizing short range air travel; powered by some sort of battery, no internal combustion here. Would be a nice way to get around the traffic jams, only have to worry about smashing into some drunk 1000 feet up in the air...or a skyscaper. Imagine the mess the high rise window dudes would have to deal with when someone slams into the glass at 40 knots....like a bug on a windshield. ------------------
Damn, it really would be weird to live like the Jetsons using those flying cars to go places... ------------------
tele porter-shmeta porter... it's a glorified scooter... better wear a freakin' helmet! rH ------------------ The Psychedelic Groove House of Rockets Basketball Love! The Ken Dorsey Info Page Only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has been poisoned, Only after the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. -Cree Indian Prophecy *** THIS SPACE FOR LEASE *** [This message has been edited by rockHEAD (edited January 11, 2001).]
I'm suprised to took so long for Pole to chime in with the vagina comment. ------------------ "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." - Gandhi
I think he fell off the toilet, Dreamer referenced, and drew the flux-capacitor and he's got a Delorean he's testing with his dog Einstein....wait, that's been done. ------------------ "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." - Gandhi
I think I'm sick of IT already. ------------------ "Thirty-seven?" -Randall, Clerks www.clutchtown.com
