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Wilshire@lemmy.world to [Dormant] moved to !space@mander.xyz@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

NASA Built a 'Tire Assault Vehicle' From an RC Tank to Explode Space Shuttle Tires

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NASA Built a 'Tire Assault Vehicle' From an RC Tank to Explode Space Shuttle Tires

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Wilshire@lemmy.world to [Dormant] moved to !space@mander.xyz@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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NASA repurposed a Tamiya RC tank with a drill on top to dispose of blowout-prone Space Shuttle tire prototypes after testing.
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  • Spaghetti_Hitchens@kbin.social
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    Wouldn’t this be a tire battery vehicle, or does it shout obscenities at the tires, too?

    (This is just a really dumb joke btw)

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    Did they assault every tire, just in case, or did they have some way to know which ones were a threat?

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    The Schwerer Bohrpanzer II, built on the King Tiger chassis was not effective during WW2, for it was a smol lad. It later got a sweet gig at NASA and didn’t even need to pass a drug test.

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      Kinda like Von Braun then

      • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Werner ‘forced labor’ von Braun?

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    … Why?

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      This might seem odd, but the answer you seek is in the article.

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        Bruh no it isn’t

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          NASA repurposed a Tamiya RC tank with a drill on top to dispose of blowout-prone Space Shuttle tire prototypes after testing.

          • robdor@lemmynsfw.com
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            Something something fallen into my trap perfectly. Also neat.

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              Lmao as soon as i saw your last comment i suspected what you were doing, very well played

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          Works every time, thanks friend!

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      To deliberately cause the tires to explode during testing without putting humans at risk

    • corytheboyd@kbin.social
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      To serve butter.

  • ramenshaman@lemmy.world
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    I bet that was a fun project.

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    Would it have been cheaper and easier to build a jig and/or cage to do the same job?

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