Comments on: amphibious vehicles

amphibious vehicles

badstone — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:33:38 -0800

DUKWs have been around since WWII, and are basically boats with wheels. Schwimmwagens have also been around since then, but they're basically a waterproof car with a propeller, like the 1960's Amphicar. Both are kinda slow in the water. The only cool looking amphibious vehicles that could reach a decent speed in the water have been in James Bond movies. Not any more...

By: badstone

badstone — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:14:42 -0800

At £150,000, the Aquada is not exactly going to start popping up all over, but it's pretty nifty nonetheless. If only I lived on a river and was going through a mid-life crisis, I'd be all set... Credit where credit is due: This entire post is bascially a summary of an article from last week's New Scientist.

By: caddis

caddis — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:21:00 -0800

Quack, Quack.

By: dg

dg — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:47:28 -0800

I saw this on TV the other night and, while it is no doubt a pretty neat toy, its practicality as either a boat or a car leaves quite a bit to be desired. It is, however, a great step in the right direction and someone had to do this to enable others to see the benefits and make something better (and cheaper).

By: fenriq

fenriq — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:08:48 -0800

This was news two weeks ago.

By: pejamo

pejamo — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:51:20 -0800

this is the magic bullet my commute has been waiting for. Berkeley to San Francisco, with no Bay Bridge.

By: tss

tss — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:56:02 -0800

"Tank running low in your H2? Yeah, I know a truck stop near here where you can fill up. You can handle all kinds of terrain in that thing, right? Just follow me..."

By: Tubes

Tubes — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 17:20:31 -0800

<arnold>Silly little watercar, I will crush you with my gigantic amphibious luxury motorhome.</arnold>

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 19:12:14 -0800

I like this stylish retro number. Do we do *Secret Santas* on MeFi, hint, hint. Fun stuff, badstone, thanks. BTW, the main site in your second link is very fun - some cool VW mods. Tubes, your link rocks too.

By: wsg

wsg — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 10:15:34 -0800

I just took the Duck Tour of Boston about a week ago and had a blast! It is a total kick when the duck leaves land and enters the waters of the Charles River. I recommend it highly, if you are in Boston.

By: y2karl

y2karl — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:00:02 -0800

I just took the Duck Tour of Boston about a week ago and had a blast! We have them here, too. My girlfriend took the one in Boston--which is how I found out the Duck Tours are an international chain or phenomenom. They're irritating the hell out of the natives all over the world. I guess they have a contract here to make all their spare parts.