Next big things that never lived up to the hype, failed, or disappeared without a trace... What do you remember??

[Electric_Andy]

Segways for a start

They are still popular at adventure parks though? They would be a very good form of transport if people were sensible enough to use them properly, which most aren't. We did a 2 hour trip on them in Exeter a few years ago, and the guide/instructor said that he uses his to commute to and from work...on the road

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

They are still popular at adventure parks though? They would be a very good form of transport if people were sensible enough to use them properly, which most aren't. We did a 2 hour trip on them in Exeter a few years ago, and the guide/instructor said that he uses his to commute to and from work...on the road

Ah, ok. I must admit, I'd have liked one, but heard that they have stopped making them or something?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Film cameras

Well, they were about for well over a hundred years and people do still use them, albeit as enthusiasts.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Ah, ok. I must admit, I'd have liked one, but heard that they have stopped making them or something?

You could be right, we used them last year but I don't know how old they were.

 

[Oldhippy]

The Raeleans. Think the guru chap is still alive somewhere though and still doing his thing.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Longest possible thread length I'll have you know!

Have you seen Accy’s titles!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Well, they were about for well over a hundred years and people do still use them, albeit as enthusiasts.

Disappeared near as, for whatever reason

 

[Sharky]

In our world ....

Kirk Precision , magnesium bike frames

Solid tyres, (Tannus), although, this could still be a thing of the future, if they can get it right

The "Copenhagen Wheel", to convert any bike to an ebike. Other conversion kits will probably follow this fate.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Disappeared near as, for whatever reason

Oh Shuut uupp!! 😆

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Lava lamps

 

[Oldhippy]

Still got one!

 

[a.twiddler]

The Wankel engine as a power unit for cars and motorcycles.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Zoom. I know it's still fairly popular, but at the start of Covid it was all anyone talked about, and became one of those words that was used to describe a generic term but was really a brand name. A bit like calling all vacuum cleaners "Hoovers". But now we have MS Teams and Google Meet. In my NHS, Teams is the default, and in my smaller off-shoot of the NHS, Meet is mandatory

 

[Oldhippy]

Friends reunited, I guess Farce book superseded it. Never did either personally.

 

[matticus]

Ghetto blasters

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