Scoop Image: IT Really Works!

Wednesday, 5 December 2001, 9:42 am
Article: Maree Howard

The Segway scooter, revealed yesterday after intense online speculation as to what IT actually is, amazingly defies gravity - because although it's on wheels it won't fall over!

Apparently, Segway stands for Science and Education Gateway.

As Einstein said "imagination is more important than knowledge".

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