Interesting facts about gyroscope

Gyroscope is a new vehicle, consisting of two connected platforms with two wheels on each side. Given the compactness of the gyroscope and the convenience of its use, it is not surprising that this vehicle becomes more popular. In the store giroskutera can easily pick up the one that will be exactly to your liking. We suggest you to get acquainted with interesting facts about a fashion novelty.

• Despite the increasing distribution around the world, the new device does not have one common name. In Germany, this vehicle is called the E-Board, in English-speaking countries - a self-balancing scooter, but most often - a hoverboard. In Russian, the names giroskuter, mini-sigvei and (rarely) a hoverboard are used.

• The term "hoverboard", first mentioned in 1967 in the novel of the science fiction writer M. K. Joseph, gained popularity thanks to the science fiction film trilogy "Back to the Future". In 2015, the word "hoverboard" was included in the Oxford English Dictionary.

• The name "gyroskouter", the most popular in Russian, was given to the device because it uses gyroscopic sensors, thanks to which the balance of this vehicle is maintained.

• The first prototypes of gyro pacemakers appeared in the 1990s. The progenitor of this device is often called sigve. In the beginning of 2010 there were giroskutery in their current form, and several Chinese companies began their mass production.

• Since 2014 began an active "promotion" of hoverboards with attraction of stars of show business. An advertising campaign involving such celebrities as Justin Bieber and Jamie Foxx has made the hoverboard one of the most stylish new products in the field of technology.

• Gyroscope is almost the easiest to drive and train a vehicle. For 3-5 minutes the user will already learn to stand confidently on it. Even a scooter is more difficult to control, since it requires the active participation of hands and feet. Gyroskouter is controlled only by the inclination of the body.

• Medical organizations from different countries, as well as consumer protection organizations, are not tired of reminding about the risk associated with the use of hoverboards. The streets of most cities in the world are not adapted to travel on this type of transport. Users of the new device often get injured, including heavy ones. Doctors say that walking is much safer, and even more useful for health than moving on a gyroscope.

• In a number of countries (eg Germany, the Netherlands, the UK), hoverboarding in public places is prohibited due to the potential danger of this vehicle for both users and other road users.

• In addition to a purely entertaining mission, mini-sigve can solve many practical problems. In some countries, it is widely used by representatives of mobile professions, such as postmen, couriers, advertising agents, warehouse workers. Actively begin to introduce into their work of this assistant cameramen. In small settlements, gyroskouter can replace a bicycle. It should be taken with you on a tour of the zoo, at an air show, in a park. In any places where it is required to cover large distances on foot, the gyroscope will save energy and allow more time. With a gyroscope it is possible to walk a dog with pleasure.