Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deaths

Re:Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deaths by Retric on Saturday September 30, 2023 @04:51PM (#37719662)

That greatly depends on the surfaces involved and the persons skills.

I’ve fallen off the back of a galloping horse before as an overweight 6+ foot guy and been fine, but that frequently causes severe injuries. I doubt a one wheel rider is dealing with significantly more energetic collisions. They are however dealing with the dangers of urban environments.

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Re:Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deaths by donw on Saturday September 30, 2023 @05:03PM (#37719786)

I’m actually curious how the physics works out on this one.

Excess body fat is going to act as additional padding, but it’s also additional mass going into the collision equation.

I wonder where the sweet spot is?

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Re:Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deaths by vGPU on Saturday September 30, 2023 @05:39PM (#37720117)

I’d wager the primary factor is how you land, whether you hit your head, etc. If you land on your buttocks first it likely wouldn’t be as bad as landing flat on your back and striking your head. Although getting that much shock/compressive force applied to your spinal cord probably isn’t great either.

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Re:Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deaths by drekipus on Saturday September 30, 2023 @06:10PM (#37720409)

Replace body fat with muscle mass and you'll have found the sweet spot. Muscles need to protect and hold everything together to protect them from shock. They also provide more of a barrier.

Body fat is just extra weight, it's not going to hold up anything.

I'm convinced that Fat is just a tax on the body.

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Re:Every single Onewheel is being recalled after four deaths by jessekv on Sunday October 01, 2023 @02:05AM (#37723149)

Unless you are an aquatic mammal. Or a human that loves to float.

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