7/15/2003: Buggyrollin'

Undertoad · 07-15-2003, 12:35 PM

French Designer Jean-Yves Blondeau demonstrates his "buggy rollin" suit at Munich's Ispo 03 Summer sports fair.

Blondeau created the suit some years ago and his looking to commercialize it.

Lawyers everywhere are salivating.

hot_pastrami · 07-15-2003, 12:54 PM

Actually, this is a shot of Johnny Depp on the set of the sequel to Edward Scissorhands...

Hmm, wasn't as funny as I hoped it would be. Story of my life.

bjlhct · 07-15-2003, 02:08 PM

Pothole...

xoxoxoBruce · 07-15-2003, 05:38 PM

Looks like it would take as much time as a matador to get ready. Maybe more dangerous too.

richlevy · 07-15-2003, 09:44 PM

I first thought that anyone using a regular luge was nuts. Then came 'street luge', which is lying down feet first on an oversized skateboard and going 80+ mph on asphalt.

Now someone raises (lowers) the bar with a rolling bodysuit.

At least the thing looks like its made of some ABS plastic. All they have to do is lock the suits joints when it comes time for traction.

bjlhct · 07-16-2003, 12:01 AM

Why are there wheels on the back? Is he that stupid?

bmgb · 07-16-2003, 12:34 AM

I wonder how he stands up.

Torrere · 07-16-2003, 03:52 AM

This begs for parallels from some insanely stupid French history.

Like making personal tanks (shells that people crawled under) during World War I.

gem8936 · 07-16-2003, 10:32 AM

Makes a great Patent of the Week, too.

Here's Blondeau's:

And if you want to do it in the snow:

And · 07-22-2003, 12:14 PM

RollerSuit=Fail.

All you have to do is hit a good bump with one arm or leg, and instead of rolling, you're sliding, possibly out of control. God help the schtoopnegle that tries to jump with it (and you know someone would).

quzah · 07-22-2003, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bjlhct
Why are there wheels on the back? Is he that stupid?

See the above post for the street luge. The wheels on the back, I assume, are for people who don't feel like going face first. (Which incidently seems vastly safer.)

Quzah.

tjennings · 07-29-2003, 10:35 AM

I would hope the ride isn't too exciting. Wouldn't want the central kickstand to lower itself too much during a run.

russotto · 07-29-2003, 10:46 AM

I beleive I met this guy (with a slightly different suit) during the Lausanne World Inline Festival about three years ago.

If it wasn't him, someone has a heck of a claim on prior art, anyway.

gossard187 · 09-05-2003, 10:06 PM

interesting
http://www.chez.com/buggyrollin/

07-15-2003, 12:35 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	7/15/2003: Buggyrollin' French Designer Jean-Yves Blondeau demonstrates his "buggy rollin" suit at Munich's Ispo 03 Summer sports fair. Blondeau created the suit some years ago and his looking to commercialize it. Lawyers everywhere are salivating.

07-15-2003, 12:54 PM	#2
hot_pastrami I am meaty Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,119	Actually, this is a shot of Johnny Depp on the set of the sequel to Edward Scissorhands... Hmm, wasn't as funny as I hoped it would be. Story of my life. __________________ Hot Pastrami!

07-15-2003, 05:38 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Looks like it would take as much time as a matador to get ready. Maybe more dangerous too. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-15-2003, 09:44 PM	#5
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I first thought that anyone using a regular luge was nuts. Then came 'street luge', which is lying down feet first on an oversized skateboard and going 80+ mph on asphalt. Now someone raises (lowers) the bar with a rolling bodysuit. At least the thing looks like its made of some ABS plastic. All they have to do is lock the suits joints when it comes time for traction. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

07-16-2003, 12:34 AM	#7
bmgb Master of the Domain Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: MN Posts: 231	I wonder how he stands up. __________________ That gun will replace your tongue. You will learn to speak through it. And your poetry will be written in blood. - Nobody

07-15-2003, 02:08 PM	#3
bjlhct Theremin Master Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 73	Pothole...

07-16-2003, 12:01 AM	#6
bjlhct Theremin Master Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 73	Why are there wheels on the back? Is he that stupid?

07-16-2003, 03:52 AM	#8
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	This begs for parallels from some insanely stupid French history. Like making personal tanks (shells that people crawled under) during World War I.

07-16-2003, 10:32 AM	#9
gem8936 Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 2	Patent Makes a great Patent of the Week, too. Here's Blondeau's: And if you want to do it in the snow:

07-22-2003, 12:14 PM	#10
And Conjunction Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Conjunction Junction Posts: 168	RollerSuit=Fail. All you have to do is hit a good bump with one arm or leg, and instead of rolling, you're sliding, possibly out of control. God help the schtoopnegle that tries to jump with it (and you know someone would). __________________ -And, Word Wrangler and Keeper of the Cuttlefish.

07-29-2003, 10:35 AM	#12
tjennings Belt Conveyor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sioux City, IA Posts: 66	I would hope the ride isn't too exciting. Wouldn't want the central kickstand to lower itself too much during a run. __________________ No, no, you're not thinking, you're just being logical. Niels Bohr, physicist (1885-1962)

07-29-2003, 10:46 AM	#13
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	I beleive I met this guy (with a slightly different suit) during the Lausanne World Inline Festival about three years ago. If it wasn't him, someone has a heck of a claim on prior art, anyway.

09-05-2003, 10:06 PM	#14
gossard187 Caste-Away Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Palo Alto Posts: 48	interesting http://www.chez.com/buggyrollin/

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