• BedSharkPal
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    1 month ago

    Anytime I see one of those silly concept cars that can double as a boat I always ask myself who the hell would want one? It’s just a crappy boat and crappy car duct taped together!

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      1 month ago

      I’m still amazed the cyber truck was advertised as being able to function as a boat, but also can’t get wet.

      Edit: apparently this voids your warranty, despite the CEO saying it’s fine.

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      1 month ago

      I think there was an actual production car that did this, I remember seeing it in a movie and also reading some random trivia of a us president enjoying pranking friends by driving into lake.

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        1 month ago

        Yeah the Amphicar and of course it was President Johnson who had one and pranked people. I got to examine one up close, it is a cool little 60s convertible with a retractable clutched propeller, probably super dangerous but looks fun.

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          It’s on display at at his ranch/national historic site in Texas. He used to scare the LIFE out of visitors with it. Like, act like the brakes failed, then power over a dam and into the lake without warning. Sociopath.

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            15 days ago

            There’s one at the Gulley Auto Museum in Houston, which if you get a chance to go is amazing for cars.