He thrashes halfpipes. Blows by in torqued go-carts. And next he wants to fly. For someone paralyzed from the chest down, Tyler Deith knows how to get around ...Read the full article
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mary wells from Canada writes: I LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You go Ty.....................
- Posted 09/05/08 at 12:17 PM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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s l from Canada writes: This guy's great. I thought my friends and I weren't quite right, but compared to him, we're flat out normal.
- Posted 09/05/08 at 5:26 PM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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Michael Sharp from Victoria, Canada writes:
Great story.- Posted 09/05/08 at 6:40 PM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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The Wight from Canada writes: If I play Russian roulette, survive the inevitable bullet, and go right back to playing it again, would the public say I was a hero?
- Posted 12/05/08 at 3:21 PM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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Cycling Commuter from Canada writes: I respect Ty for building a solar go-cart, but 80km/hr is pushing it for such a flimsy vehicle. His comments about getting laid more often for being a Greenie are right on the mark. When I was younger and foolisher, I bought a shiny red sports car to impress the girls. It mostly attracted high-maintenance, low-loyalty bimbos who would just move on from one guy to the next draining their bank accounts. Greenie girls are very loyal, very hot, and low-maintenence because conservation means spending less and staying fit by walking more often. It's a shame about about the jackass type stunts. Lots of paraplegics get plenty of thrills safely riding hand-cranked recumbent trikes along bike trails with their friends. All the money wasted repeatedly fixing broken bones from these dumb stunts would be better invested in spinal cord regeneration/repair research to help paralyzed people get out of their chairs or at least reduce the constant excruciating pain some have to deal with. A trucker friend was rendered paraplegic by a crash. He works as a dispatcher now and often organizes fundraisers for spinal cord research in his spare time. I've helped him with garage sales. When I received a phone call from a charity soliciting money to fund wheelchair football, I pointed out that every million dollars wasted on wheelchair sports is a million dollars less available for medical research to help those who are in the worst shape. I also pointed out that anyone fit and healthy enough to participate in wheelchair football is fit and healthy enough to get a J.O.B. and pay for their own entertainment.
- Posted 13/05/08 at 12:12 AM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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