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Is This Tiny Tank The Comfiest Wheelchair Ever?
It might look like a one-seat sofa capable of traversing almost any terrain on the planet, but this compact electric vehicle is actually designed to be a highly manoeuvrable and comfortable alternative to a traditional wheelchair. You won’t ever see it cruising down footpaths, but one day they might be crawling all over hospitals.
Monster Machines: Russian Heavy Flamethrower Systems
For as cool as hurling columns of fire at your enemies is, “flamethrower guy” was one of the most dangerous jobs in the military — one stray bullet and the big canister of napalm strapped to you goes ka-boom and you along with it. So what better way to safely spread thermobaric mayhem than by incorporating your flamethrower into a T-72 Battle Tank?
RC Mic Tanks Rearrange Studio Setups With Tactical Precision
To better their ability to perfect a mix, sound engineers sit at a giant board outside of a recording studio where it’s whisper quiet. And to avoid having to keep running in and out of a studio to perfect their mic placement, someone’s slapped a microphone on a remote controlled RC toy tank that promises to make a sound engineer’s job a heck of a lot easier.
Tiny RC Tanks Somehow Make War Seem Adorable
If you find yourself in a disagreement with a friend or co-worker you can either settle it using a grownup approach like polite discussion, or with a set of these awesome RC Battletanks. Controlled via an accompanying Android or iOS app, they can turn any neutral cubicle into a militarised zone in no time.
Incredibly Detailed Tiny RC Tank Even Sounds Like The Real Thing
If you’re bored of the recent trend of tiny RC cars and helicopters, a company called Armortek has a line of incredibly detailed RC tanks that will surely pique your curiosity. The Centurion Mk5/2 is a 1/6-scale behemoth that even sounds like the real thing thanks to a petrol-powered engine and real metal treads.
Drunk Guy Drives Tank Into House
Imagine yourself sleeping at 3am on a Friday night. You probably wanted a little peace and quiet before tomorrow’s picnic at the park. You’re deep in a dream about running barefoot on the beach when SMAAASSSSSHHHH GUNKDAGUNK BOOOM. A drunk man drives a freaking tank inside your house and destroys it.
Huge Shark Tank Breaks Inside Chinese Mall, 15 People Injured
Remember that fake image of a flooded shopping mall with sharks swimming everywhere? Well, this one is not a fake. It happened for real in China, where a 33-tonne shark tank shattered into a thousand pieces in a shopping centre in Shanghai. There are several injured people, but nobody’s dead.
Monster Machines: The Robotic Mini-Tank That Extinguishes Deadly Fires
Sometimes a fire is too dangerous for the fire department. Whether it’s the risk of an explosion, work on a surface that could collapse or the presence of hazardous chemicals, a firefighter is always vulnerable. Now, when conditions pose too great a risk for a human, we can enlist a tank. A robot tank. The Howe and Howe T2-Thermite.
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