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fossilesque to SpaceEnglish · 2 years ago

That Time NASA Built A Tiny Tank To Pop Shuttle Tires

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That Time NASA Built A Tiny Tank To Pop Shuttle Tires

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fossilesque to SpaceEnglish · 2 years ago
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The Space Shuttle has often been called the most complex pieces of machinery ever built, an underhanded complement if there ever was one. But it’s a claim not strictly limited to the final sp…
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    CR-990 Tire Assault Vehicle (TAV)

    It just gets better the farther into the article you go.

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    Worst.battlebot.ever.

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      I dunno, it proved pretty effective against a bot well above its weight class XD

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        Their new weight rules are getting crazy!

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    Bahaha

    …where do I buy one.

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      Build one yourself from your scraps bin!

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    Again, no idea how “shoot 'em” did not become the immediate, obvious, lower-cost solution. This is America, for god’s sake.

    I guess they just don’t want bullets fucking up the tarmac.

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