Agent ONE Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 Though there were many companies there that were attemtping to solve the world's problems, the REAL hit of the show was this thing: The BushPig: Their site is www.wheelmanworld.com I want one of these things so bad. Basicly you go 20 MPH only 3 inches off of the ground, and it handles like a surfboard. The VP let me play with it while I was there. Quote
Agent ONE Posted May 19, 2004 Author Posted May 19, 2004 oops. I tried to just post the thumbnails, but evidently I did it wrong. Quote
Blaine23 Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 Wow that looks fun and dangerous. I dig it! Now let's skip to the 700 obligatory comments about the girl in the first pic. Quote
the white drew carey Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 That's pretty damned cool. It looks more like mixing a skateboard with a motorcycle! Wow. Quote
bsu legato Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 Alright!!! A new and exciting way to kill yourself! Quote
Zentrandude Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 looks cool but i bet your ankles would snap like a twig if something goes wrong. Quote
Majestic Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 I was there on Saturday also, around 4:00. Barely got in as they were cutting off ticket sales. The Bushpig was indeed the coolest thing there. Must. Have. One. Now! The rep. alleges that it will cost around $200. I soooo wanted to try one! My friends and I watched the kids demo-ing it outside and were tempted to grab one of the pigs on display and make a run for it!! I also talked to the rep. manning the pseudo-hybrid truck for quite a while. Interesting info, but the guy went on and on for an eternity. A cool idea though. Basically its a normal V8 truck, but with some electric components and an engine off/on while driving so as to make it 10-15% more efficient, for around the same price as normal. Inside was packed and mostly somewhat of a letdown. There was a woman demo-ing her artificial arm/hand, which looked utterly convincing. My friend asked what the crushing power was on it and she said it could be ratcheted up quite a bit and was stronger than a human hand...HULK HANDS! The guy demo-ing the inviso-cloak was a laugh riot. I had to get a picture of that. (The inviso-cloak is like wearing a greenscreen when filmed, so you appear like the Predator on film). The flying car was there, and looked to be 20 years old (which it probably was). The crowds were ridiculous and to be honest, there wasn't a great deal of stuff there that seemed all that impressive, but then again, I only spent about an hour on the show floor. Quote
Yohsho Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 That looks so cool, you'd die if you fell while riding on the street but when the ambulance comes to pick you up they could at least say what you were riding looked cool. What's the thing that they're holding in their hands used for? Quote
Agent ONE Posted May 19, 2004 Author Posted May 19, 2004 I was there on Saturday also, around 4:00. Barely got in as they were cutting off ticket sales.The Bushpig was indeed the coolest thing there. Must. Have. One. Now! The rep. alleges that it will cost around $200. I soooo wanted to try one! ... No the show wasn't worth it really... $200 ??????? Are you sure? These things are $1500 in Australia. I would expect them to be $900 here. Quote
Majestic Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 That's what the rep. said anyway. Perhaps that's what their "target" pricepoint is if/when they go into mass production in the U.S. I saw the enormous price later as well and was equally confused. No way would I pay more than $200 for it. Quote
StealthLurker Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 Alright!!! A new and exciting way to kill yourself! Exactly. Broken/severed legs here we come! Quote
Angel's Fury Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 Alright!!! A new and exciting way to kill yourself! Exactly. Broken/severed legs here we come! My legs! My legs! j/k! Not for the faint of heart I guess. Quote
bsu legato Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 (edited) Let the photo captioning begin!!! Edited May 19, 2004 by bsu legato Quote
EXO Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 (edited) Damn! On the money, BSU!!! Edited May 19, 2004 by >EXO< Quote
EXO Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 Bsu has one of those point and click tracking on me... I kept clicking on her ass but nothing happens... Quote
jwinges Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 Doesn't look like it would be too hard to ride. Not any tougher than snowboarding. Looks like fun but I wonder how easy it is for your feet to come out when you want to stop and put a foot down. Also I wonder if they will make a goofy-footed one for all us lefties. Quote
Aegis! Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 Wow , that´s really cool If they really sell this things for $200 then I´m utterly sold , the concept is really nice Quote
Angel's Fury Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 Bsu has one of those point and click tracking on me... I kept clicking on her ass but nothing happens... Quote
Agent ONE Posted May 19, 2004 Author Posted May 19, 2004 Doesn't look like it would be too hard to ride. Not any tougher than snowboarding. Looks like fun but I wonder how easy it is for your feet to come out when you want to stop and put a foot down. Also I wonder if they will make a goofy-footed one for all us lefties. I am goofy-footed so I asked, they said you just reverse the front wheel, they showed me how to do it, it only took 30 seconds. Quote
That NOS Guy Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 One of those could come in handy as an emergency vehicle. Keep one of those in the back of the Volvotron and I'd never have to worry about having to walk five miles if I ran out of gas again. -NOS Move over Segway Quote
Agent ONE Posted May 19, 2004 Author Posted May 19, 2004 ...Keep one of those in the back of the Volvotron ... Is that like a Volvo that is made out of mechanical cats? Quote
That NOS Guy Posted May 20, 2004 Posted May 20, 2004 Is that like a Volvo that is made out of mechanical cats? Just a pet name for my car. Quote
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