Monday, September 27, 2010

Irony: Owner of Segway Company Autodarwinates on a Segway Scooter

Jimi Heselden was a sixty-two-year-old wealthy millionaire owner of a vehicle company who almost had it all. One crucial thing he lacked was common sense regarding safety. While driving two-wheeled scooter made by his own company, he accidentally drove off a cliff and died after the the fall. The vehicle was supposedly safe because it had state-of-the-art position-sensing techology to allow it and the driver to remain upright. It's steered by the rider's shifting of their weight.

Why did Mr. Heselden died the way he did then? His overinflated ego probably clouded his awareness of his surroundings and that led him to driving his vehicle off a cliff and into a river. His horribly mangled body was found at the Boston Spa on Sunday by a person unlucky enough to have found him. His trusty two-wheeled scooter was found next to his body. No foul play was suspected because it was fairly obvious that the cause of death was his own sheer stupidity. It's unfortunate that Mr. Heselden's life was ended by his own hands. If he had been more vigilant and cautious, he would've survived. His stupid death earns him the Darwin Award.

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