[geeks] Racing Segways

[Fogg, James]

> Talk about an 
> excersise in
> trust - fall forward till you're nearly paralel and suddenly you're
> rocketing down the sidewalk.

You could tweak the angle/accel formula, but at high speeds you would want
to get parallel to the ground for aerodynamics. Maybe accel hard then lower
the "nose" (literally).

> There would be a ton of engineering difficulties to overcome. 
>  You'd have to
> find some way to balance the power of acceleration with 
> maintaining a stable
> platform.  All of that would have to result in not slamming the rider
> backwards when the power kicks in.

Actually, this would be needed for the version they have now.