Comment on Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deaths

• magnetosphere@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yes. Poorly and briefly, but yes.

  source

  • Maajmaaj@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Cool, so you know the self balancing is controlled by the motor you want to just shut off power to, right?

    source

    • magnetosphere@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Of course. Like all humans, I immediately learn the inner workings of every piece of machinery I come in contact with.

      source

      • pivot_root@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I haven’t even ridden one, and even I’m aware that’s a terrible idea.

        The motor is the one thing keeping that wheel see-saw balanced, and if it stopped being able to do that, one end would crash in the pavement and rapidly decelerate. The rider, on the other hand, would not–they would go flying instead.

        source
      • Maajmaaj@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        So this is where you admit that your solution is inherently wrong af, or…?

        source

        • -> View More Comments