On the spot
Andrew Crandall
Spanish transfter student
September 1, 2006
| Courtney: Hi, my name is Courtney, and you’re On The Spot. What are you doing? | |
| Andrew Crandall: I’m riding a Segway Human Transporter. | |
| C: Japanese scientists recently attached wheels to iPods. If the scientist’s wheeled machine and this wheeled machine got in a fight, who would win? | |
| AC: I think the Segway would win because the Segway has gyroscopes and iPods don’t. The Segway is actually self-balancing with the gyroscopes, and it turns with a turn of the wrist. | |
| C: Yeah, but can you rock out to your favorite Talking Heads tune with a Segway? | |
| AC: I don’t think you can. No. | |
| C: Have you ever thought about mounting a stellar stereo system on this bad boy? | |
| AC: No I have not. I think that would be illegal. | |
| C: Do they make trailers that you can hook onto this thing? | |
| AC: Yes they do. | |
| C: Why don’t you have one? | |
| AC: Because I don’t want one – they are too expensive. | |
| C: Well how much was this? | |
| AC: This was over $1,000. | |
| C: Do people ever point and laugh at you? | |
| AC: Yes they do. | |
| C: C: What is the weirdest thing someone has said to you? | |
| AC: “” What is that? Where can I get one? That looks fun!”” | |
| C: Is it fun? Is riding around on your Segway what you do on the weekends for fun? | |
| AC: No, I usually just listen to music, go on the computer and work out. | |
| C: Which is yet another reason why you should put music accessibility on your Segway. | |
| AC: Talk with Dean Kamen. He is the inventor of the Segway. |
-Interview by Courtney Smith
