I’m surprised that the Orbitwheel hasn’t been mentioned on WheeledThing before. It’s been advertised in the Skymall catalog for a while, with photos showing a cheerful Asian woman posing in a pair of Orbitwheels. We know she is only posing because she doesn’t have any broken bones.
Photo captured only moments before she coasted into the back of a dump truck.
Videos exist of people using these, on flat surfaces, at low speeds.
On the plus side, they sell for only about $100 a pair.
More details on their website, http://inventist.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=10&Itemid=118
Arggghhh! Stop me!!!
For some strange reason, these things have crossed my blog feeds this week… and now they are available on Hammacher Schlemmer as, The Sidewinding Circular Skates. The Post Modern Skateboard”.
Post Modern Skateboard? I’d like to speak with the PR person who came up with this description.
http://www.hammacher.com/Product/87067?PID=6157500&source=cj&utm_source=Affiliate&utm_medium=CPA&utm_campaign=CJ
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