Recently, a new trend has been zipping its way through Fairfield’s campus sidewalks. The “balance scooter,” as some have come to call it, is quickly becoming a mysterious new trend. Although the origin of this device is unclear, it garnered viral popularity when it appeared on Justin Bieber’s Instagram during the summer.
The balance scooter soon became a celebrity favorite as it made its way onto the soles of Nick Jonas, Nicki Minaj, Zedd and many more, according to Wired Magazine. And now it has made its way to Fairfield.
At the moment, only a few students have been seen with this trending device, one of whom is Jerry Johnson ‘19. Johnson is a huge fan of these motorized devices. He finds his scooter to be a convenient transportation. According to Johnson, he thinks that everyone should get one of these balance scooters.
Freshman Matt Pauwels has also hooked onto this electronic trend, which he noted goes by several different nicknames. These nicknames include “swegway,” “swagway,” “hoverboard” and “balance board.” This device also goes by several different names depending where you look. On such sites as Amazon, the device goes by the title “Smart Two Wheel Self Balancing Electric Scooter.”
Some students, however, are not as thrilled with these balance scooters. Freshman Nick DiLullo is not a fan of these devices. He thinks that such devices would make people “lazy” because they make walking unnecessary.
Freshman Tash Seifried remarked that she would use it for a few days, but after that she probably wouldn’t use it again. Seifried describes these boards as something “you would buy if you could afford to.” On Amazon.com, for example, the balance board is listed between $320-$599.
The balance scooter has garnered mixed reviews from the student body, although a majority of students find that balance boards make students lazy, according to a poll conducted by the Fairfield Mirror. It is undeterminable if this trend will take off, but for now it is just at its inception on this college campus.
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