craio Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 So after riding my EUC for about a week i'm starting to get time to listen instead of focusing on keeping the distance to the ground the same... I was wondering, how did people that saw you on your EUC respond (besides the usual long stares and the 'cool' from mostly little kids)? My most memorable so far Mom to kids that were about to cross my path: "Watch out for the..." (nothing came after the 'the') Kid to dad: "whats that?" response:"a device for people who are to lazy to pedal" Move way more out of the way then necessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_fuel Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 - Instead of going out of the way, just freeze and stare with mouth open ... (and I couldn't go around since she was next to a pole I needed to pass ...) - Cars honking (not because I was in their path) - Cars slowing down to have a look - Truck drivers giving me thumbs up - "Wow I need one of those!" But mostly people smile when they see it. Is it because of "that's nice" of "LOL look at that idiot", I don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shabba Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 It's just funny to me that the first response out of many people's mouth is "oh that's really cool"... what is it? How is it cool if you don't know what it is or what it does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abinder3 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Surfers at the beach here either giving me the thumbs up sign or the 'hang loose' sign. ?? (Definitely well received by the surfing community.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_fuel Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Nobody realises this is not a toy. The look on their face when I tell them it goes 25km/h and I do 30km rides on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLinux Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 6 minutes ago, ir_fuel said: Nobody realises this is not a toy. The look on their face when I tell them it goes 25km/h and I do 30km rides on it.. I remember a few months ago as I rode by, a woman asked if I lived in this neighborhood. I told her no, and explained where I live (about 2 miles away). She was amazed that a EUC could travel that far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghamP Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 About an hour ago I had an SUV slow down and halt, ask me what wheel that was. I tell him it's a Kingsong, he rolls it back and forth, then hops on it, rides one-legged, some backwards riding too. That's probably not a typical response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Onymous Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Actual response ... No actual official response to an electric unicycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayRay Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Heard muttered while riding among walkers & joggers at Al Lopez Park in Tampa, FL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who_the Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Some of my favorites: "Did you make that?" "Look, they're aliens!" "Witchcraft!" Least favorite: "Lazy" "Do those come with tampons?" "Hoverboard anything blah blah blah" Also interesting how many people say "Segway." For a company that barely moved any merchandise, their brand awareness by the public remains impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_fuel Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 2 hours ago, who_the said: Also interesting how many people say "Segway." For a company that barely moved any merchandise, their brand awareness by the public remains impressive. Indeed! Everyone knows what a Segway is. I also get the "hoverboard" (or something that sounds like it, french speaking people and english terms don't usually mix up well. Most of the time it is "overbord" or sth like that ) term coined a lot. Even when they actually see the wheel! "Oh it's a hoverboard!" Yeah, you can clearly see the "board" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddylaz Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I've already shared this with the forum before but anyway: Was walking my V5f+ using the handle (picture that image in your head) and I saw some guy quickly approaching me excitedly. Obviously I always get people coming to ask about it but something about this guy seemed different. He seemed TOO excited. Anyway he comes up and points at the wheel and asks if he can ask me about it. I say 'sure.' He then leans in, eyes wide, and half-whispers to me: "is that........is that a ROBOT DOG??!" (when I told him what it actually was he seemed disappointed and interest dropped dramatically) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_fuel Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 OMG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shabba Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Paddylaz said: He then leans in, eyes wide, and half-whispers to me: "is that........is that a ROBOT DOG?? A robot dog?? SMH LOL, some people say the stupidest thing, I woulda told him "no it's a mini spaceship" what I get alot is "is that one of those foldable bicycles?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermanTheGerman Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Paddylaz said: I've already shared this with the forum before but anyway: Was walking my V5f+ using the handle (picture that image in your head) and I saw some guy quickly approaching me excitedly. Obviously I always get people coming to ask about it but something about this guy seemed different. He seemed TOO excited. Anyway he comes up and points at the wheel and asks if he can ask me about it. I say 'sure.' He then leans in, eyes wide, and half-whispers to me: "is that........is that a ROBOT DOG??!" (when I told him what it actually was he seemed disappointed and interest dropped dramatically) ? Maybe you should ask these two to join you: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermanTheGerman Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 1 minute ago, Shabba said: A robot dog?? SMH LOL, some people say the stupidest thing, I woulda told him "no it's a mini spaceship" what I get alot is "is that one of those foldable bicycles?" Be careful about robot dogs, or lets say, robots with 4 legs. Boston Dynamics build such types, and people will possibly not laugh if they run after them carrying a machine gun: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddylaz Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 19 minutes ago, Shabba said: A robot dog?? SMH LOL, some people say the stupidest thing, I woulda told him "no it's a mini spaceship" what I get alot is "is that one of those foldable bicycles?" Lol Well....at the risk of being accused of propagating cultural stereotypes, he WAS Japanese. I've never been to Tokyo but I wouldn't be surprised if 'robot dogs' are a genuine 'thing' in some way, shape or form. It all seems pretty surreal and crazy over there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermanTheGerman Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 10 minutes ago, HermanTheGerman said: Be careful about robot dogs, or lets say, robots with 4 legs. Boston Dynamics build such types, and people will possibly not laugh if they run after them carrying a machine gun: And not only that, also 2 legged robots are a lot further than some might think. Of course, because most of robot developments are military secrets. Give them 3 years more, and add AI connectivity to the following, and then I'm not sure if that will be good or bad for mankind: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shabba Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 3 minutes ago, Paddylaz said: Lol Well....at the risk of being accused of propagating cultural stereotypes, he WAS Japanese. I've never been to Tokyo but I wouldn't be surprised if 'robot dogs' are a genuine 'thing' in some way, shape or form. It all seems pretty surreal and crazy over there! I wonder what he woulda said if you woulda told him "YES, YES IT IS" am guessing his questions woulda got more and more rediculous by the minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Shabba said: A robot dog?? SMH LOL, some people say the stupidest thing, But......... Doesn't everyone have a robot dog these days? Trouble is that it's bark is worst than its byte! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddylaz Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Weirdest thing is if it's a robot dog....why does it need to be taken on walks? Unless he thought I was enjoying role-playing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shabba Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, Paddylaz said: Weirdest thing is if it's a robot dog....why does it need to be taken on walks? Unless he thought I was enjoying role-playing ? So it could poo marbles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunka Hunka Burning Love Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 8 hours ago, HermanTheGerman said: And not only that, also 2 legged robots are a lot further than some might think. Of course, because most of robot developments are military secrets. Give them 3 years more, and add AI connectivity to the following, and then I'm not sure if that will be good or bad for mankind: Especially when you taunt them using a hockey stick and push them over with a tube. It's only a matter of time until they figure out how to deal with us. Then there will be only one who can save us all..,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambino Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 lololololololololol... 10 minutes ago, Hunka Hunka Burning Love said: Especially when you taunt them using a hockey stick and push them over with a tube. It's only a matter of time until they figure out how to deal with us. Then there will be only one who can save us all..,. Very nice... lololol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Romero Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 15 hours ago, Paddylaz said: He then leans in, eyes wide, and half-whispers to me: "is that........is that a ROBOT DOG??!" Should have said yes. Then immediately start barking and howling. Ride off, still barking. ➰ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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