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Title: China deploys elite Segway shock troopers to keep peace at Olympics
Post by: WindAndConfusion on Thursday, July 10, 2008, 07:26:28 PM

The Chinese Segway Division Seemed Unstoppable... Until Criminals Started Using Staircases (http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/07/chinese-police.html)

(http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/3486/chinasegwayho4.jpg)

Title: Re: China deploys elite Segway shock troopers to keep peace at Olympics
Post by: Quemaqua on Thursday, July 10, 2008, 07:31:39 PM

Is it just me, or does that look really, really uncomfortable?  And counter-productive to the end goal of shooting someone?

Title: Re: China deploys elite Segway shock troopers to keep peace at Olympics
Post by: scottws on Thursday, July 10, 2008, 07:31:51 PM

I love this comment:

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Title: Re: China deploys elite Segway shock troopers to keep peace at Olympics
Post by: WindAndConfusion on Thursday, July 10, 2008, 07:55:55 PM

Notice that the guy in the center background has a much bigger gun than everyone else. Presumably his Segway skills are top-notch.

I bet he's like a fighter pilot, and the ladies go wild for him.

Title: Re: China deploys elite Segway shock troopers to keep peace at Olympics
Post by: Antares on Thursday, July 10, 2008, 09:49:39 PM

Wow, he is the elite ninja sniper of the segway shock troopers.

Seriously, I have no idea what kind of guns those could be, even a 9mm mp5 would dwarf one of those things.

Title: Re: China deploys elite Segway shock troopers to keep peace at Olympics
Post by: Ghandi on Thursday, July 10, 2008, 09:51:30 PM

How are they supposed to turn and shoot at the same time? Hopefully someone more Segway-savvy can enlighten me.

Title: Re: China deploys elite Segway shock troopers to keep peace at Olympics
Post by: Antares on Thursday, July 10, 2008, 10:06:23 PM

Those things go a maximum of like 3mph, you'd be better off just walking and shooting.  At least that way you could move sideways, and you know, over terrain that isn't completely flat.

Title: Re: China deploys elite Segway shock troopers to keep peace at Olympics
Post by: WindAndConfusion on Thursday, July 10, 2008, 10:40:55 PM

They aren't actual Segways. They're Chinese-military-grade knockoffs.

Presumably these Segways go much faster, and in case of an accident, there is a moderate chance of the rider being impaled on the handlebars.

Title: Re: China deploys elite Segway shock troopers to keep peace at Olympics
Post by: KontrollerX on Friday, July 11, 2008, 10:29:26 AM

Haha, this shit can't be real can it?  ;D