Re: Is "IT" really a FLYING scooter?

[Dwayne <ddraig at pobox dot com>]

Ted Ledbetter wrote:
> 
> i said earlier that a gyro-stabilized hi-tek scooter is still just a scooter,
> but , if i add a lift-fan and turn it into a gyro-stabilized flying-scooter as
> the above paragraph suggests, (remember that Kamen pilots his own helicopters)
> then i can see how IT could change the architecture of cities and civilizations
> by eliminating the need for streets and roads and by eliminating radar
> speed-traps and eliminating the protection that fences provide, especially
> at borders...nothing i can think of could possibly more "world changing"
> that millions and billions of flight-bikes and nothing could face more
> resistance and restrictions from governments and big busynesses...

I can't see it  being any more uncontrolled than cars are today, in fact
I'll bet they wind up far MORE controlled than cars are today.
Governments are far more aware of the capability of technology to cause
rapid social change, and I can't see every man and his dog being able to
wildly fly them about willy-nilly. I expect we'll have designated
transportation corridors, in much the same way we have roads.

Still, given that about 1/3 rd of a city's surface area is devoted to
cars (I am making this up but I'm pretty sure that's about the
fraction), just eliminating roads would have to go a long way towards
reducing humanity's footprint on the earth.

> ...just think...domesteading on a vista-full mountaintop with
> multi-fuel (incl woodburning) Stirling powerplant, no roads,
> pure rain-water catchment, hydroponic-gardened fruits & veggies,
> and hi-speed wireless communications for a reasonable cost...ahhhhh

Ahahaha, *knew* there was a reason I joined this list  :-)

This is pretty much my long-term goal, somewhere totally remote and
unreachable by ground, spectacular and serene...

Dwayne
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