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On the whim of a coin flip, Nick Thatcher once decided between building a
homemade Segway, or a self balancing unicycle. Even though the powers of fate
chose the former, Thatcher's thirst to build wasn't quenched -- he built the
one-wheeled scooter anyway. The Raptor looks a lot like a Ryno unicycle built
from spare parts -- a chain driven wheelbarrow wheel powered by a 350w geared
motor, a pair of batteries wired in series, some PVC and polycarbonate, an IMU
gyro and an Arduino UNO -- all hobbled together to form a one-wheeled electric
mount. Thatcher says the scooter can push 10mph safely, but faster speeds tend
to outpace the gyro's corrective efforts. Still, the bike promises between
90-120 minutes of face-plant free fun, provided the rider is at least a
_little_ balanced. The motorized unicycle isn't for sale, but peek on over to
Thatch Industries for a parts list, or scoot on past the break to see the bike
in action.

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**Via:** Hackaday

**Source:** Thatch Industries

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#### Utah Jazz: Foye, Jefferson keys to 87-81 win over Orlando Magic

by Bill Oram The Salt Lake Tribune

##### Published Dec 6, 2012 08:04AM MDT

Randy Foye had been dreadful and he knew it. Each of his six shots came up
short. At no point in the process, from when he set his feet, powered a jolt
from his legs through his torso and out his arms, did he feel good about any
of the attempts. “I just didn’t have it the way I usually have it,” Foye said.
But with 3:11 left Wednesday against the Orlando Magic, the Jazz down one and
positioned to once again lose after building a large lead, Foye watched Magic
guard J.J. Redick leave to help on A...

##### Copyright 2012 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This
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