Comments on: South Park: IT Totally Looks Like Round Bike

By: ythgfdsaweq

ythgfdsaweq — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:09:09 +0000

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By: ME!!

ME!! — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:55:18 +0000

Yeah

By: Steeldiesel

Steeldiesel — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:43:44 +0000

Yes I remember there was a year long build up of hype for the Matilda or segway. It was supposed to revolutionize mankind but noone bought one. Also of interest, when the inventor revealed them on conan o’brians show he claimed to have. Total faith in their stability, but when the hosts tried them out he chased after them as if he were afraid they would topple over at any time.

By: True

True — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:04:02 +0000

They probably work exactly the same way…

By: Grue

Grue — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:37:54 +0000

Exactly, goddang intentionals making the page…

By: J

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:20:16 +0000

I went “GANTZ BIKE!”

Handy to keep around in case of dinosaur chases.

By: Hoopy Frood

Hoopy Frood — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:44:49 +0000

Which is why the Giant Hamster Ball transportation method is superior.

By: Hmm

Hmm — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:53:02 +0000

I agree…isn’t this site supposed to be about coincidences, not intentional references?

By: Ralf

Ralf — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:25:29 +0000

But which sounds less ridiculous? I’d dare say scooter-like thing is a trifle less than Human Transporter.

By: will

will — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:44:30 +0000

hell yeah! that’s the first thing I thought when I saw it.

By: Tek

Tek — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:36:34 +0000

Wow, a parody of something TLL what is being parodied. Brilliant.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:14:54 +0000

Indeed, they are very hard to stop. If you lock up the brakes, the wheel just keeps rolling, tumbling the driver round and round inside. Monowheelists call this “Gerbilling.”

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:12:35 +0000

*sigh* those “futuristic scooter-like things” are called Segway Human Transporters.

By: Mao

Mao — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:57:01 +0000

LMAO

By: Mao

Mao — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:56:16 +0000

Except where the guy with the round bike had a massive accident.

Lulz.

By: UpTheYingYang

UpTheYingYang — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:06:39 +0000

Hell this isn’t a new idea at all. I saw films of this type of thing from the 1930′s.

By: Prattle Assassin

Prattle Assassin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:38:51 +0000

Either one’s better than dealing with the airlines.

By: scary

scary — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:37:02 +0000

No, it means “really fast centipede.”

By: Gorgon Medusa

Gorgon Medusa — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:57:28 +0000

Isn’t “velocipede” just the French word for bicycle?

By: KC

KC — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:33:57 +0000

I’m glad someone else noticed that.

Here’s a pic of his wheel bike:
http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2008/04/03/general-grievous-wheel-bike-blog/

By: Meowth

Meowth — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:53:03 +0000

That is the Mclain wheel, and the IT is named after the code name for the Segway before it was released. The it was designed to look like the McLain wheel.

By: catslave

catslave — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:39:51 +0000

Portland , OR Police Department has a bunch of Segways’. They are faster (12 Mph) than walking on foot and can go places where a patrol car can’t.
They are used to patrol the central area of down town Portland around Pioneer Courthouse Square, and along the 4 mile stretch of waterfront park.

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:05:42 +0000

He’s IN a wheel bike… what do you expect?

By: RoadRunner

RoadRunner — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:01:11 +0000

I thought these were called “Velocipedes” but it seems that name can apply to most large-wheeled vehicles powered by humans, so it’s technically wrong here. “Monowheel” seems to be the accepted term for the design, and “monocycle” seems to be the best bet for describing a motorized version.

Just hope you don’t get a flat.

By: grue

grue — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:57:55 +0000

or monowheels, I had a friend who built one, he says it’s like “Trying to ride a wheelie the whole way.”

Also apperently they’re somewhat popular in Siberia as year-round alternitives to snow-machines.

By: LeonimuZ

LeonimuZ — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:43:53 +0000

it’s a parody. ~_~”

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:08:19 +0000

Damien – you mean the Segway. There was a huge publicity build up before the unveiling of the Segway. This new invention was supposed to “change the world”. It turned out to be a stupid scooter. it’s impossible to ride one and not look like a patheric geek.

By: Damien

Damien — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:28:18 +0000

I owned the episode in question, and according to the commentary, the “IT” idea came from those little futuristic scooter-like things that are used in the movie Mall Cop. I guess when they first came out everyone was expecting them to “change cities”. Matt and Tray thought this was kind of ridiculous, so they made an episode to mock it. It wasn’t as much about the vehicle as it was about peoples over-the-top reaction.

By: Graveyard Fields

Graveyard Fields — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:12:56 +0000

The monocycle looks cool as hell, but I can’t imagine that it’s form brings any advantages over the standard two-wheels. It’s probably harder to start, steer and stop.

By: ^_^

^_^ — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:44:51 +0000

Reminds me at the Gantz Manga
(click name for reference)

By: Shisno

Shisno — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:25:06 +0000

Might as well say a circle TLL a round object.

By: RiderLeangle

RiderLeangle — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:20:58 +0000

It’s not like these are the only two, they’re called monocycles

By: rectangle

rectangle — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:19:31 +0000

I’m sure there is.

By: AW

AW — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:01:13 +0000

I’ve seen this round bike before, I believe the guy lives in Walled Lake, Michigan…he was showing it off at a gas station one day. When I saw it on South Park I had wondered if they stole the idea from that guy.

By: IvanTheMildlyAnnoying

IvanTheMildlyAnnoying — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:48:49 +0000

Well, we CAN’T see if there’s anything up the butt of the guy on the round bike. I’m just sayin’.

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:28:32 +0000

Except for the part of the South Park vehicle that goes up your butt.

By: zippycat

zippycat — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:31:53 +0000

Also TTL General Grievous’s vehicle from Star Wars.

By: wtf?

wtf? — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:13:08 +0000

Well, duh, the animated version of something typically looks like what it’s intended to represent. South Park characters TLL people, too (surprise!!).

By: First girl

First girl — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:09:48 +0000

FIRST !