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Pink Pedal-Powered Panzer Lays Waste With Wieners
Posted by Sean Fallon at 6:00 AM on October 7, 2008
A guy named Vin Marshall along with a team of nine talented but misguided individuals have constructed a 2000 pound pedal-powered Panzer tank replica complete with a pneumatic cannon that fires water, wieners or whatever onto unsuspecting crowds. Then they painted it pink—making it the most effeminate war machine ever constructed.
The "Pink Panzer" is capable of cruising along at 25kph thanks to pedals re-claimed from six ten speed bicycles and a steering system cobbled together from an old Geo Metro and a Ford 150 pickup. All-in-alll, the tank took 11 days to build at an expense of $US3000. Not a bad project for anyone who really, really hates parades. [PopSci]
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Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 7:21 AM 7/10/08
@deadrobot: I don't think irony is the word you're looking for..
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Parapraxis
Posted 7:18 AM 7/10/08
"who wants a banger in the mouth?"
*Name the quote!*
Parapraxis
deadrobot
Posted 7:12 AM 7/10/08
When I did extra work for Queer as Folk, they fed us hot dogs for lunch. Is this the same kind of irony?
deadrobot
Nastro
Posted 7:10 AM 7/10/08
So while young men around the world push the limits and struggle to survive our gen XYZ whatever make pink tanks. Americas future never looked so bleak.
Nastro
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 7:07 AM 7/10/08
A pink, pedal-powered tank that fires hot dogs... Wow is that real or did I just get a contact high while watching Zapped again?
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
ltethe
Posted 7:05 AM 7/10/08
That's music?
ltethe
nutbastard
Posted 7:47 AM 7/10/08
isn't this more like a Panzey as opposed to a Panzer?
i dont think this thing wears the panz around... anywhere...
nutbastard
danjuan
Posted 7:45 AM 7/10/08
David Cross on Arrested Development.@Parapraxis:
danjuan
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 7:43 AM 7/10/08
And I'm fairly certain I could build a pedal-powered wiener wagon for less than 3 grand. What were these dudes thinking?
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Novenus
Posted 7:41 AM 7/10/08
Doin' Philly proud. I don't know those three girls with the stripper boots though.
Novenus
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 7:41 AM 7/10/08
@Parapraxis: Oh now this is irony. Cruel, bitter, metallic tasing i-rone-ee. Oh, the many ways this question can be answered. Oh the many ways I can get my virtual yapper silenced on here.... sigh.
Oh yeah, it was from Arrested Development.
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 7:38 AM 7/10/08
@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->: Or just someone's twisted sense of humor.
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Posted 7:36 AM 7/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: I'm thinking subliminal suggestion or positive association/reinforcement.
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Posted 7:35 AM 7/10/08
@Parapraxis: Did a Analrapist say it?
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Valicious
Posted 8:05 AM 7/10/08
Water is scarce , seems Tank girls' haircut got in the chain...
Tank Girl: [has the Madam captive] Now - everybody throw down your guns or I scrape off all her make up!
[considers the Madam's face]
Tank Girl: This might take a really long time.
Valicious
vista64guy
Posted 8:41 AM 7/10/08
@deadrobot: You had me rolling on that one.
vista64guy
vista64guy
Posted 8:40 AM 7/10/08
I would love to see someone else construct one and watch a street battle.
vista64guy
roflwaffles
Posted 9:58 AM 7/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...:
Do it and fight their's, it will be awesome.
roflwaffles
vin marshall
Posted 10:30 AM 7/10/08
Well, we do have a pirate ship also. So, @vista64guy, perhaps they will battle one of these days.
And Episode 2 of the TE Labs Show is about the pirate ship. This is from last year's kinetic sculpture derby: [tinyurl.com]
vin marshall
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 11:27 AM 7/10/08
Interesting... but I couldn't watch the whole thing due to music.
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
japroach
Posted 5:54 PM 7/10/08
@ltethe: qft
japroach
vox9r
Posted 9:08 PM 7/10/08
And here I thought the only Pink Weiner machine in town was the Swedish Pump or Fleshlight.
vox9r
macrumpton
Posted 9:58 PM 7/10/08
Put some metal shields on the wheels and it is perfect for the next Republican convention.
Why no, I will not get into the free speech cage! Have a hot dog!
macrumpton
LoganSix
Posted 10:45 PM 7/10/08
Sorry, couldn't get past the intro.
LoganSix
grspec
Posted 12:34 AM 8/10/08
Soon as I heard that crap soundtrack, I turned if off. Anyone who thinks that garbage is music, must also think a steaming pile of shit is a delicious treat.
grspec