Originally published at: Watch: Bizarre mishap on live TV show when child is seated on a scooter | Boing Boing
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Kid: Well, that was exciting. Let’s do it again!
Everyone else: NOOOOOO!
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“Bizarre” when the video clearly shows the kid twisting the throttle to get it moving?
That never should have been a possiblity.
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If only there were some way of locking people from arbitrarily starting motor vehicles.
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It’s odd that they would have a running scooter onstage. Could it have been an electric? It is an electric scooter that might have been turned on without anyone noticing.
ETA: Sun Ra approves.
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Glad the camera crew had those cat like reflexes! There is no minimum age limit for Whiskey Throttle…
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I’ve never heard it called that. Interesting.
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Here’s one of the greatest of the latest whiskey throttle mishaps:
He almost falls off, but instead does something much worse - clings on for dear life while inadvertently twisting the throttle, also known as ‘whiskey throttle’. We see the trike launch off to a ramp on the other side, its 81bhp Rotax inline-three buzzing away.
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But was the scooter harmed?
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The look on her face when she takes off! 
Glad no one was hurt!
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Or maybe not turned off after depositing it on the sound stage.
I have one of those little Honeywell Dashers (thanks, BoingBoingShop), and it’s surprising how much torque they have. I’ve done a couple of very small wheelies when starting off, so I’ve learned to lean forward more often.
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