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The Antarctic Snow Cruiser

29 points| terryf | 1 month ago |amusingplanet.com

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mtct88|1 month ago

The naivety behind this vehicle is really fun; you would expect that by 1934, there was enough experience with tires and snow to know that it could never work.

Yet, they still built it and delivered it to Antarctica. Only to fail there.

flurdy|1 month ago

Also that they only built one. I think most people with experince of trips in heavy snow conditions or any mountain trip know you go in at least pairs. 2 snowmobiles, 2 dog sleds, etc, so if one gets stuck, the other can help pull it out, or go get help. As you always get stuck.

msl09|1 month ago

At least I imagined they would at least test it on Alaska or some other snowy region of America, but I guess they were in a rush.

comrade1234|1 month ago

It was funded with private donations so I assume it was a grift with someone skimming off the top.