Thursday September 3, 3015

I've Been Thinking:

It is the season of the Hajj. Muslims from all over the world make pilgrimage to Mecca and circle the Kabba 7 times.

Watching a video of this religious act, I observed that in the section reserved for the elderly, the disabled and wheelchairs, a man was on a hover board. Yes - a hover board. Wearing white robes and holding his hands together, there was a blue glow under him as he scooted by the other pilgrims.

The hands free "segway" as it is called, actually has wheels. Wheels but no handles. It forward when you lean forward and slows when you shift weight.

The web was filled with comments and the video went viral.

Can one scoot or hover while performing the "tawaf", the 7 circles around the Kabba. Must one walk? Can anyone use a wheel chair or only someone who cannot walk? The next best thing, one would think, is a motorized scooter - but a hover board?!

Islam meets the future or back to the future - I'm not quite sure.

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