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	priestesspadfoo 2007-08-30 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	Standing wheelchairs are cool! I went and googled after reading that part. Check it out. They have animated GIFs showing the action. is geekishly impressed (Reply to this)(Thread)

	sorchar 2007-08-30 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, that is fucking awesome. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	kernelm 2007-08-31 12:00 am UTC (link)
	There's also the iBot (http://www.ibotnow.com/) from Dean Kamen of Segway fame. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littlest_lurker 2007-08-31 12:14 am UTC (link)
	I remember watching a Sixty Minutes segment on those way back, where they showed the sort of environmental testing that they put them through. They looked pretty sweet and tough. I think they've also been on the Colbert Report too, IIRC. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mistal 2007-08-31 01:58 am UTC (link)
	I have seen that up-close, and also seen Dean Kamen up-close. But yeah, those things are cool. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	hallidae 2007-08-31 12:02 am UTC (link)
	Oh, wow. Those are pretty badass from a technological point of view. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2007-08-31 12:41 am UTC (link)
	I've seen people use them for golfing. Nothing awesomer. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tangentialone 2007-08-31 12:49 am UTC (link)
	Oh, wow! So if you have one of those you can actually use regular-height kitchen counters and cupboards and stuff and not have to completely remodel any kitchen you want to be able to use. It's pretty awesome that someone came up with that and then made it work. :D (Reply to this)(Parent)

	stella_polaris 2007-08-31 01:19 am UTC (link)
	"Standing makes it easier to ... discipline kids." I'm sorry, but that cracked me up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	edelweiss 2007-08-31 02:59 am UTC (link)
	hee hee, me too. thank you for saying it first so i don't feel bad. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stella_polaris 2007-08-31 12:48 pm UTC (link)
	My loan horse's official name is Golden Edelweiss :> (Reply to this)(Parent)

	svimmelhet 2007-09-05 07:52 am UTC (link)
	Yes! More who find the hilarity in that. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	suzycat 2007-09-05 12:48 pm UTC (link)
	Me too. But then when I saw the gif it made total sense. Just being able to stand over someone gives you so much authority. Of course you'd still have to be able to chase them... I wonder how fast you can go on that chair while standing? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stella_polaris 2007-09-05 02:47 pm UTC (link)
	Not to mention, in a contraption like that, you'd probably scare the kids a lot more than in a wheelchair. I mean, if we're talking about kids that weren't your own, because your own brats would grow accustomed to it pretty fast, I reckon. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	bigbigtruck 2007-08-31 01:28 am UTC (link)
	That is really, really cool. :O (Reply to this)(Parent)

	eso_si_que 2007-08-31 02:44 am UTC (link)
	Is it wrong that I made the Transformers noise during that gif? If so, I'm not sure I want to be right. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lindentreeisle 2007-08-31 02:46 am UTC (link)
	Me neither. That is totally awesome. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mistressrenet 2007-08-31 02:47 am UTC (link)
	Shiny. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

brennalarose
2007-09-01 03:25 am UTC (link)

Tres Shiny!

As a little girl, I was terribly impressed when my mom took me to "Help" in a classroom full of kids with various special needs. One of the little girls, "Ruthie", had a Barbie wheelchair. I gushed about it, being at an age when all things Barbie was just so horribly cool. I'm not sure what happened to that kid, but I will never cease to be impressed by wheelchair design.

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	mistressrenet 2007-09-01 04:50 am UTC (link)
	That is cool. It's awesome to have something that's not just functional but fun. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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