Clean up a corporation’s mess, get a free Pi. Sounds fair to me.
Not to mention a free electric scooter.
That part seems more complicated, but yeah!
I bet it’s not that hard to rip out the electronic lock
So that’s where they all went!
Free pis as far as I’m concerned. If they were ever gonna “recover” their assets they would have to track them down and if anybody has just the pi in their possession they’d have to prove it’s one of theirs, probably by getting law enforcement involved. I doubt the city would be all that happy to help when they’ve literally just littered throughout the city and left.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
However, when Spin backed out of Seattle, many residents discovered unused scooters scattered throughout the city.
This discovery was recently shared to social media where Pi enthusiasts are simultaneously befuddled and ready to book their tickets to Seattle.
Legally speaking, if the scooters are abandoned then snagging one for the Pi inside is fair game but it’s currently not clear if Spin has plans to recover their remaining assets.
The Seattle government has an official blog available to the public where we were able to confirm that Spin was originally welcomed to the city back in 2021 as a fourth scooter rental option.
At first glance, it seems like an overpowered option for something like an electric scooter but without exact confirmation of its purpose, we can only speculate.
If you want to get a closer look at the insides of one of these Spin scooters, check out some of the pictures shared to social media.
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Wish I had known about this a year ago.
So you’re saying I can go downtown and grab any of these that I see?
more photos of the components would be great. maybe even get shell access 😈?
