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Friday, April 01, 2005

Neat Stuff Alert! Segway Polo

From the NYT:

When Alex Ko and his companions took up polo, they made some subtle changes to the sport once enjoyed by ancient Mongol warriors, who are said to have played with the severed heads of their enemies.

Ko and his friends opted for a 6-inch-diameter Nerf ball.

And instead of horses, they chose to ride Segways, the self-balancing transportation devices first developed as a short-distance alternative to the automobile.

"It's similar to real polo," Ko said, "but without the manure.

Read the whole thing here.

Polo without manure --- who'da thunk!

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