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This is the DTV Shredder, a militarized skateboard with two caterpillar tracks.
Gizmodo ^
| September 13, 2010
| Jesus Diaz
Posted on 09/13/2010 1:26:32 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
This is the DTV Shredder, a militarized skateboard with two caterpillar tracks. It can travel at over 30mph, go up 40-degree slopes, turn around in four feet, and be remotely operated. It's also quite spectacular in action:
Created by Ben Gulak—the guy who made the beautiful-but-kind-of-ridiculous Uno bike—the DTV Shredder was presented as a "first response modular platform for soldiers" at last August's Military Vehicles conference in Detroit.
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TOPICS: Hobbies; Military/Veterans
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To: Jet Jaguar
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posted on
09/13/2010 1:27:13 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(*)
To: Jet Jaguar
Cool, but seems odd the soldier appears to have a beard. ;0)
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posted on
09/13/2010 1:36:08 PM PDT
by
DadOfFive
("Miss me yet?")
To: Jet Jaguar
the guy who made the beautiful-but-kind-of-ridiculous Uno bike Methinks he is keeping his streak alive.
What a useless POS, IMHO.
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posted on
09/13/2010 1:41:47 PM PDT
by
grobdriver
(Proud Member, Party Of No! No Socialism - No Fascism - Nobama - No Way!)
To: Jet Jaguar
This is what Segways wish they were.
To: DadOfFive
Only cool if it had a Dillion Aero minigun mounted on the front.
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posted on
09/13/2010 1:43:58 PM PDT
by
Gabrial
(The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
To: Jet Jaguar
A military Segway. How unique.
Can the rider draw his weapon while riding? If you can’t do a drive-by with it, is it really very useful?
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posted on
09/13/2010 1:46:30 PM PDT
by
meyer
(She Is a Very Freaky Girl)
To: meyer
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posted on
09/13/2010 1:48:29 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both.)
To: BenLurkin
I don’t care who you are, that there is funny. Wrong, but funny.
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posted on
09/13/2010 1:51:23 PM PDT
by
magslinger
('This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!')
To: BenLurkin
I don’t know what those tiny guns are that they’re shooting, but they look funny.
Personally, I’d prefer that the military be given nice fast Honda on/off road bikes. They’ll go a lot faster than 30, and can handle a lot of nasty terrain. Plus, they’ll carry enough fuel to cover a respectable distance.
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posted on
09/13/2010 1:58:45 PM PDT
by
meyer
(She Is a Very Freaky Girl)
To: meyer
What they’re doing I can’t imagine it would ever work.
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posted on
09/13/2010 2:01:03 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both.)
To: BenLurkin
The officer closest to the camera looks like he has a spare wheel squeezed between his cheeks.
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posted on
09/13/2010 2:01:48 PM PDT
by
Sergio
(If a tree fell on a mime in the forest, would he make a sound?)
To: Jet Jaguar
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posted on
09/13/2010 2:06:15 PM PDT
by
perchprism
(To those about to revolt, we salute you.)
To: Jet Jaguar
They should have a seat as well so you can shoot more quickly when you let go of the handlebars. IOW, an ATV with tracks, that could possibly seat two, maybe with one man able to stand up on the back.
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posted on
09/13/2010 3:29:48 PM PDT
by
TheThinker
(Communists: taking over the world one kooky doomsday scenario at a time.)
To: Sergio
That's a safety wheel in case he falls over backwards.
But talk about skidmarks!!
≤}B^)
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posted on
09/13/2010 3:33:12 PM PDT
by
Erasmus
(Personal goal: Have a bigger carbon footprint than Tony Robbins.)
To: Erasmus
Might be useful for removing wounded personnel.
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posted on
09/13/2010 6:13:01 PM PDT
by
WVNan
To: Jet Jaguar
>>> the DTV Shredder was presented as a "first response modular platform for soldiers"
To compliment the new model Humvee.
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posted on
09/13/2010 10:47:31 PM PDT
by
tlb
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