The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Friday, January 1, 2016
My New Year's resolution: do something about traffic jams . . .
. . . something like this.
I wonder if I could mount a nose-cone like that on something even more impressive, like a former Soviet military surplus tank? I suspect it might clear traffic jams even faster . . .
Keep that design in mind for the apocalypse. When everyone ends up abandoning their cars during the evacuation and you need to move down that highway. Wonder what that would do one of the bridges coming out of NYC?
If you look closely when I roll up behind you, you will see pikes protruding from just below the grill. Then I have side arms a la Ben Hur in his chariot. Death to tyrants and those who support them.
It would have been useful if they had done the same thing with double rows of vehicles on each side (4 total). That would cover the potential scenario for most roads.
They also need to try it at various speeds. I suspect that there is a minimum speed needed to move them, and it would be higher with 4 rows.
I want one!!! This is even better than my retractable pancake turner catapult to flip cars over the back of me so they get the hell out of my way.
ReplyDeleteCirca 1965, Hanau, Germany, the US Army had similar plows mounted on tank retrievers.
ReplyDeleteYour insurance is going thru the roof!
ReplyDeleteNow that's funny!
ReplyDeleteI think I would prefer a "gun nose" B 25, or maybe an A 10. Looking for a more permanent solution...
ReplyDeleteHey Peter;
ReplyDeleteRemember that scene in Goldeneye where Bond takes that tank through traffic chasing the bad guy....That is what I was thinking of....
Happy New Year, Peter!
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Keep that design in mind for the apocalypse. When everyone ends up abandoning their cars during the evacuation and you need to move down that highway. Wonder what that would do one of the bridges coming out of NYC?
ReplyDeleteIf you look closely when I roll up behind you, you will see pikes protruding from just below the grill. Then I have side arms a la Ben Hur in his chariot. Death to tyrants and those who support them.
ReplyDeleteI'm envisioning this the first day of snowfall every year 😁
ReplyDeleteIt would have been useful if they had done the same thing with double rows of vehicles on each side (4 total). That would cover the potential scenario for most roads.
ReplyDeleteThey also need to try it at various speeds. I suspect that there is a minimum speed needed to move them, and it would be higher with 4 rows.