Type-32 Not So Rapid Assault Vehicle
September 8, 2008 12 Comments
There was an extremely unique yet familiar entry in the 2008 Red Bull Soapbox Derby that took place in Manayunk, Pennsylvania over the weekend. In an event that usually features cars that are unpowered and completely reliant upon gravity to move, one ambitious team opted to choose a small purple hovercraft that is typically seen traversing the grassy slopes of Isolation. The phallic-shaped soapbox, modeled after a Covenant Ghost, looked good but unfortunately performed poorly. As told by a spectator:
“The members of the team adorned army fatigues and set out to blaze down the steepest hill in Manayunk in the eerily detailed Ghost. They set out to do that, at least, but it’s very apparent that they neglected to hold the “L-trigger” and boost the vessel down because the ship went virtually nowhere before veering into the haystacks lining the track and coming to a complete halt. To all of our dismay, the ship wouldn’t levitate past us through to the finish line, 500m from the pit. It was carried. Well, pushed.”
I bet if they would have gone for a splatter and then just shot at the other contestants, they would have come away with quite a few medals and perhaps even the win. Next year might I suggest going with a Scorpion instead? You know what they say about tanks. ::waits for it::
Source [Kotaku]
“TANK BEATS EVERYTHING!”
You know, maybe it’s just me…but I never thought of the Ghost as phallic. Oddly elongated and purple maybe….but phallic? Nah!
;)
That’s my town! :)
sweet, now if only i could have a real ghost, i wouldnt have to pay for gas anymore.
Veering into the haystacks? Sounds like it had a balancing issue. I know its just a soap derby, but it could have been made more aerodynamic (those guns and wings look they’d generate a lot of drag, and the “hood” is too boxy [for both performance and look a like purposes]). Maybe a Mongoose would work better?
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Tank beats… your mom?
Actually, the creator said, the crash broke bent the frame and one of the wheels.
I hereby award SonofMacPhisto one imaginary point. w00t!
But you can’t pick up chicks in a tank!
ROFL… my life is complete.
Tank doesn’t beat gravity!
Ghostbust……wait, wrong forum.
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ShadowRaven