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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Segway offers polo without the manure

"On the first and third Sunday of every month, Mr Ko, 34, a mechanical engineer from nearby Santa Clara, organizes Segway polo matches with friends and colleagues, most of whom work in the Silicon Valley, all of whom belong to the Bay Area Segway Enthusiasts Group," reports The NewYork Times.

"Their matches have some of the trappings of traditional polo. Players wear jerseys -- actually, colored T-shirts -- and use mallets to knock a ball into a goal. Score is kept. And there is an umpire, although players feel free to ignore his calls."

Comment: See, they were bound to find a use for it eventually....

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