We have a collective bio-aesthetic unconscious (stay with me ...) that reflexively informs our immediate reactions to certain shapes. Consider that many children are born terrified of snakes and spiders, despite never being informed that they are dangerous. Clearly there is some evolutionary-psychological benefit to this because many snakes and spiders are fatally dangerous, but how can children know this without a zoology class?[a] There must be something about there shape alone that triggers something in us.
Some cars are more aesthetic than others. Many people would describe a Jaguar as "sleek" or "sexy." A Model T is a cool car, but it's shape clearly has a different appeal. It's more "clean" or "refined " Could it be that the silouhette of a smooth line with a arched back and slightly raised hind resembles an actual jaguar ready to pounce? Many people describe big cats as similarly "sleek."
The point being that a person on a Segway looks like a tree sliding it's way horizontally along the landscape. That's simply an awkward sight to behold, and it's due to our inborn, reflexive reactions to certain shapes.
Some cars are more aesthetic than others. Many people would describe a Jaguar as "sleek" or "sexy." A Model T is a cool car, but it's shape clearly has a different appeal. It's more "clean" or "refined " Could it be that the silouhette of a smooth line with a arched back and slightly raised hind resembles an actual jaguar ready to pounce? Many people describe big cats as similarly "sleek."
The point being that a person on a Segway looks like a tree sliding it's way horizontally along the landscape. That's simply an awkward sight to behold, and it's due to our inborn, reflexive reactions to certain shapes.
[a] Cats are also reflexively terrified of snake-like objects, like cucumbers. https://youtu.be/2acZIOSV9LY