I swear, the Boston Globe is a goldmine of SDMB-worthy news this morning.
Thieves broke into a store in Concord, N.H. and stole 10 Segways.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2005/04/28/thieves_make_off_with_segways/
I find it significant that they drove them off in a truck. God knows, if they tried to drive off the Segways by riding them, they’d still be at it.
Not to mention that they’d stand out like a sore thumb. Which brings up a point raised in the article:
Why?
That vast echoing question remains.
Why?
Don’t they require keys to operate?
If so, can they be hot-wired?
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Why?
That vast echoing question remains.
Why?
Because they are expensive. Sit on them for a few months and sell them on ebay.
But you can’t sit on them! They’re Segways – they got no seats!
Forgive me. It’s early and I couldn’t help myself.
My first impression was: “How can thieves steal radio spots?”
Then I realized that segue, while pronounced the same, is not the same as segway.
It’s going to be a looooong day sigh
I wonder if someone took them for a very elaborate magic tric-, er, illusion. 