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Was wondering what others memorable or outstanding reactions or questions they have gotten while riding about.

One of my favorite things anyone has ever said came from a coworker-
"Man that thing is the coolest, you look like a bounty hunter from Star Wars every time you pull up"
This guy seems to be the most likely to get a wheel, he's very interested in getting one but he can't afford one supposedly. So he won't even try it once or get the feel of it because he's afraid he'll get addicted and really want one. That's one thing I like about the inmotion styling, it does look like something the Dark Side elite imperial army would use. I just need to get that Boba Fett rocket backpack....

My first time trying to learn to ride I went out real late in my places parking lot....and just as I was about to take my first tries some drunk guys walked up and saw me just as they exited the bar (They had illegally parked at my apt. complex's lot). The guy was staring at me for a while. I was wheeling it around stalling, waiting for them to leave before I tried to ride it and he asked if it was an e-bike, I'told him what it was and he yelled to his friend "Hey Bill, this guy is from the future, he's an alien"

On my first real public voyage I made the mistake of trying it out just as all the kids got out of school, so as you can imagine a lot were making loud noises and yelling question at me. I get kind of annoyed when kids yell at me "How much does it cost?!" So I just reply "About tree-fiddy!" every time now.

Yesterday I had a nice conversation as I waited for my food at Rapid Fired Pizza with an older couple. The guy was real curious about it and told me it's something he'd see on this show he watches called "TBD". I told him they've been a thing since 2011 and I was perplexed why more people haven't heard about them,. He was surprised and told me to be safe and wear head protection (I don't unless I go above 10 mph).

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8 minutes ago, LanghamP said:

Somebody made the most evil Halloween setting near me.

Basically a giant hairy werewolf that moved and growled when the kids reached into a booby trapped bucket of "free" candy. I'd regularly hear shrieks every few minutes.

Even I was disconcerted when I got some candy. There were speakers putting out an extremely low rumble that you wouldn't notice at first, and the growl came from a speaker ahead and behind you.

Cool, :thumbup:.   Kids don't scare as easily as they unused to. ( video games? , movies? )  I was concerned that I might scare the younger kids , but was careful when approaching. I was thinking about setting up a little more and giving out hot chocolate and coffee. It is one of the first days of the cold around here. My neighbor sets up a camp fire and chairs. Are halloween costumes still more flammable than gasoline?  

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52 minutes ago, /Dev/Null said:

I have thought of being cl4-trp (From borderlands) for halloween.  I think that would be really cool.  Just need to hide my legs :).

For those of you who don't know the game borderlands....

 

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:thumbup:  I was kinda thinking the same. I remember a Dark wing duck robot that also only had one wheel.  

To keep on subject I will add :

While passing a group of 20 somethings, one guy exclaimed, " I want to be you when I grow up!" 

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Nah, a normal question. Well, maybe it depends on the culture. B)

"You can buy cheapest ones from $400". An Aes Sedai answer. :)

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How wonderful to imagine such a scene like this. Personally I consider EUC circle is not so big yet, in terms of the situation at my place, less of people ride this stuff even know of it. It would make me happy each time when I could catch someone's eye with my EUC, would be much happier if people come and ask me about it for their curiosity. I'd love to have more new bloods joined this family, making it more lively.

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1 hour ago, Jens Muysoms said:

One time at the hairdresser they were surprised that i brought my robot vacuum cleaner with me, they were even more surprised when they learned I drove there on my 'vacuum cleaner'. I had a nice audience when I left:P.

 

Last week while leaving the train with my wheel I heard a  comment of a group of men where one was telling the others : 'I thought that was a Roomba !'

 

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12 hours ago, Jens Muysoms said:

pro tip, have a friend ride a bicycle 20m behind you with a camera. You would not believe how many stares you get, most people wait until you passed them before they lose their minds.

I had a friend without a camera once, who told me exactly that. :D

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