Segway company owner segways himself off a cliff!

[Specter313]

Here is one of those rare tragic stories that you will feel terrible about after finding funny. But really, it’s sad. No, really.


Jimi Heselden is a British entrepreneur who, back in December, took over the company that manufactures Segways. Once billed as the device that was going to revolutionize the transportation industry, the Segway ended up becoming a device that revolutionized how stupid security guards look at shopping malls. The Segway was the Edsel of the new Millennium.


But Mr. Heselden did not let that stop his dream of taking over a company that had in a way turned into a first-world joke. He had big dreams. BIG dreams. He was going to show those people that rolled their eyes at him at the company Christmas party. He would take the Segway to the top.


Of a cliff. And then fall off of it.


And that is exactly how Jimi Heselden died. Riding his Segway off of a cliff.


It’s a tragic story, certainly. But in this day and age where the internet can make a previously unknown man instantaneously famous, it’s a story that must be shared. We’re just sad Jimi only saw the fame he thought his Segway deserved as a result of his death.

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Original, more serious, article.

I can just see the jokes coming in on this one.

 

[THE MR. TERRIFIC]

Wow he really rode it 'til the wheels fell off...THE CLIFF!!

 

[Jennifer Walters]

As I said earlier when you told me about this. No comment. You know how I hate Segways and I see this as swift justice for making society and mall cops even lazier.

 

[Lantern Venom]

So are the police sure this was an accident and not suicide? What was he doing riding his segway around a cliff? Was he intoxicated?

I remember seeing the segway for the first time. I had operations on both of my knees and I sure could have used one. It certainly would have been preferable to lurching around school on crutches looking like one of the landstriders from The Dark Crystal.

 

[enterthemadness]

CSI miami time.

Looks like he......went flying.

Looks like he...ended on a cliff hanger.

 

[Watson]

Looks like he bought...a "Segway" to Heaven.

 

[Figs]

Looks like he bought...a "Segway" to Heaven.

 

[Ghostvirus]

Noway. He passed away on a Segway?

 

[Timstuff]

At least he didn't have to walk off the cliff.

 

[terry78]

I'd say the irony was lost on some, but....what irony?

 

[Obi-Ron]

More like poetic justice.

 

[Carcharodon]

Noway. He passed away on a Segway?

Fail.

At least he didn't have to walk off the cliff.

t:

 

[Specter313]

Looks like he bought...a "Segway" to Heaven.

Heh, best one so far.

 

[Donut]

That is not the way to segway in life

 

[chaseter]

Do you not see the cliff coming while you are going 4 mph on your dumb segway?

Also, he missed the opportunity to have an awesome bottom of the cliff explosion with his dumb electric segway.

 

[Ghostvirus]

Fail.

t:

Failed at what? Making a comment?

 

[blksuperman2]

I just had to laugh when I first heard this story. Still though......wth?

 

[Carcharodon]

Failed at what? Making a comment?

Sure.

 

[Lantern Venom]

Do you not see the cliff coming while you are going 4 mph on your dumb segway?

Also, he missed the opportunity to have an awesome bottom of the cliff explosion with his dumb electric segway.

I'm still confused about how that happened if he wasn't intentionally riding off or impaired.

 

[Ghostvirus]

Sure.

What the hell are you talking about? Seriously.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Looks like he bought...a "Segway" to Heaven.

We have a winner!

 

[SuperFerret]

Speaking of segways, I'm going to tell a joke most people won't get.


Segue

 

[JewishHobbit]

Speaking of segways, I'm going to tell a joke most people won't get.


Segue

Heh... I see what you did there

 

[Carcharodon]

What the hell are you talking about? Seriously.

Srsly?

 

[Ghostvirus]

I said seriously didn't I! I just posted a simple comment. & you said fail. Please for the love of god don't tell me it is because I didn't put period if the right place or something.