Comments on: Poop Poop!

By: Andy @ Yellow Swordfish

Andy @ Yellow Swordfish — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:03:32 +0000

I just knew you’d spoil my day if you answered this one
(OSX 10.5.8? You’ve gone back to Tiger? I have to say that ‘Snow Leopard’, which was touted as the upgrade to make things zing did nothing for me. I notice nothing different in speed, waking from sleep, rebooting…)

By: Malc

Malc — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:40:14 +0000

Approximately 1/3 of the power we put into the national grid comes out as electricity, the rest is lost due to voltage drop, heat and noise – if you walk past a transformer you will hear it wasting power, the humming is both heat and noise.

So ignoring the cost of making the toy, probably in a country where the are none or little emission controls, then loading them onto a ship, which, like all ships burns crude oil with no emissions controls, it reaches you. So you charge it up, and for every Watt you charge it with, 2 more are wasted, then you stand on it and go wherever you need to, have a nice day and return home. Presumably the diesel courier van delivers the goods you ordered the following day as it wasn’t possible to carry them on the toy !
Don’t get me wrong, if you want a Segway go and buy one and enjoy it, just don’t try and justify it on some flimsy eco credentials !

Just re-installed Mac OSX 10.5.8, god my lappy is so much faster

By: Andy @ Yellow Swordfish

Andy @ Yellow Swordfish — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:39:11 +0000

“Upturned Tupperware dish”. Oh dear. You’re really not going to like my next post!
Well I know you are an expert on exhaust and engines and all the technical stuff and I fully realise that battery vehicles are not truly ‘green’ but I would have thought that a charge up of a Segway can not be worse than a 24 mile car journey which probably equates to about a gallon of petrol using my Audi.

By: Silverback

Silverback — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:33:11 +0000

As you say, Segways are common sights in the main tourist cities here like Washington, Boston and Chicago and we’ve seen plenty in Florida where you don’t need to carry an umbrella with it.

Speaking of such things, I remember the first time that one made an appearance at The British Open when it was combined with a steadicam to bring us awesome smooth tv pictures of the golfers as they walked along. Even the big names like Woods were fascinated and would talk, yes talk with the operator and of course we got to hear what was being said.

And no, Tiger did not ask how it would fair against a fire hydrant or a tree !
Silverback´s last blog ..I’m A Rat, Get Me Out Of Here !!

By: Malc

Malc — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:50:09 +0000

I remember arguing with someone near the end of 1999, that the best thing the Government could have done to celebrate the Millennium, would have been to cancel all existing laws and with a single act of parliament pass a complete list of applicable new laws.

Instead of which we got an upturned Tupperware dish.

Sorry Andy, I’m not going to sign your petition because I am already sick of avoiding thoughtless, speeding aggressive OAP’s in wheelchairs, self important green cyclists and the like. When they bring in tests, licenses and insurance for personal wheeled transport, fine, till then, walk or drive.

BTW, there is nothing ‘green’ or ‘low carbon’ about a battery powered electronic toy.