Tom King Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 One of my Scientist friends, actually the Son of my best friend who is also a scientist, has just changed jobs from working for NASA. Anyway, there is a trail behind his house that goes to his new job 3/4 miles away. He is riding one of these to work. I didn't know there was such a thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 On 9/12/2022 at 7:08 AM, Tom King said: One of my Scientist friends, actually the Son of my best friend who is also a scientist, has just changed jobs from working for NASA. Anyway, there is a trail behind his house that goes to his new job 3/4 miles away. He is riding one of these to work. I didn't know there was such a thing. Who the hell is recording this? And, are they doing this trail backwards? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonPacific Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 On 9/12/2022 at 8:06 AM, RichardA said: Who the hell is recording this? And, are they doing this trail backwards? Looks like it might be a drone. Could also be another rider using a handheld gimbal, those have gotten really impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted September 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 "following" drone. Program it to stay where you want it in relation to where you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 On 9/12/2022 at 12:06 PM, RichardA said: Who the hell is recording this? And, are they doing this trail backwards? I think he's holding a selfie stick with his right hand. Since those action cameras cover a 360° view, the selfie stick can be removed during post processing of the video. And that's also the reason why he always appears perfectly centered on the video, it's all post processing and image stabilization during post processing. Yeah, post processing magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonPacific Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 The distance between him and the camera appears to change too much for a selfie stick. Not impossible for that to be the stabization I guess, but it seems unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 Those 360° cameras have a 16mm (35 mm eq) field of view. With a long stick you get a lot of distance from the subject. Video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted September 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 He is holding his right hand in about the same position, and soon after the start, it looked like he handled something in his right hand with his left hand, just for an instant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 I think that they took 250,00 stills and splices them togther. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 Starting at 5:42 you can see the shadow of the stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted September 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 Great catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 Sorry. Makes me motion sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Good idea, using a full-face helmet. Anything, ANYTHING, that causes that ride to hiccup means a face full of gravel, no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difalkner Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 They use them on cars, as well. Go to about 2:08 of this video to about the 3 minute mark and you can see the shadow of the selfie stick. And here's how they work - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted September 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 I saw my friend that has this last night. He's not riding it to work yet, but is getting better on it. I was asking him how you control speed. He said the footrests are flexible, and you push down with your toes to go forward and control speed. I'm not going to try it because I don't have a full face helmet, and don't want to share one. He wears knee pads and wrist guards, and says you will hit the ground learning how to ride one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 Yep. Just like a unicycle or any of these new gyro controlled things (segway, “hoverboards”, OneWheel, etc), you have to lean past the balance point, then the wheel(s) accelerate to keep it under you. To stop you have to lean back and then the wheel(s) decelerate to keep it under you. Otherwise you end up on the ground. Once you gain the confidence to commit and trust it, you’re set. There are countless videos on youtube of people falling off things, and you’ll see that in nearly all of them, it’s their lack of commitment that takes them down. Of course, the offroad aspect adds a layer of difficulty, but someone with other offroad riding experience would have a very quick learning curve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted September 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 He sent me a video of him riding it. His new job hasn't started yet, so that's the only reason he's not riding it to work. He said it's not hard at all, once you get started moving, but the hard part is the initial getting it going. Longest trip so far is about a mile, and sore muscles from being too tense, learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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