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Title: Owner of Segway Machines Dies on a Segway
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Published: Sep 28, 2010
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Post Date: 2010-09-28 03:22:42 by wudidiz
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Owner of Segway Machines Dies on a Segway

Jimi Heselden, the British multi-millionaire entrepreneur and owner of the Segway company has died age 62.

British police say they believe Mr. Heselden died while testing an all-terrain equipped Segway and lost control and drove the machine off a cliff near his estate in Leeds.

Worth an estimated quarter of a billion dollars, Mr. Heselden was a miner who made his fortune inventing the Hesco "Bastion" barrier---a tall wire cage cube that is filled with rocks and dirt for a make-shift defensive wall.

The Hesco Bastion's are employed at NATO military outposts all around Afghanistan and the Pentagon has spent more than $50 million dollars on the simple yet effective defensive devices.

The Segway company, which Mr. Heselden purchased in January, has been a vehicular phenomenon.

The two wheeled transporters use a sensitive gyroscope as an accelerator and steering mechanism. They have become the new go-to-mode of travel for tourists, commuters, chimpanzees, golfers, polo players, and amputees.

Have you ever ridden a Segway? Was it difficult to control? Leave your thoughts below.

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