Gizmodo
tankproof
Posts Tagged “
Tank
”
cake
This dad went above and beyond the traditional lazydad Carvel and built his son a cake in the shape of a tank, with a motorized rotating turret. The canon also adjusts elevation as it turns. But due to wife-husband restrictions from the Tank Cake Treaty of 2006, it does not fire whipped cream munitions anywhere near the freshly cleaned kitchen table, thank you very much mister. Vid post jump. [Instructables, thanks Steve H. ]
More »
Loving Dad Bakes Son a Motorized Tank Cake
This dad went above and beyond the traditional lazydad Carvel and built his son a cake in the shape of a tank, with a motorized rotating turret. The canon also adjusts elevation as it turns. But due to wife-husband restrictions from the Tank Cake Treaty of 2006, it does not fire whipped cream munitions anywhere near the freshly cleaned kitchen table, thank you very much mister. Vid post jump. [Instructables, thanks Steve H. ]
More »
1:29 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Brian Lam
4,985 views,
23 comments
Latest by Gann: This reminds me of those cool tank fireworks that used to scoot forward a few inches then unleash a sparky hell on whatever was in front of it. Those things were awesome. more »
crazy
Guy Builds Nazi Tiger Tank, Invades Michigan
A Rommel-wannabe from Kettering University in Flint, Michigan, has built a fully working, 1:2 scale version of the Tiger I 56.9-tonne heavy tank used by the Wehrmacht in World War II. Not happy with that, he drives his amazing creation—Guderian-style—on the road, with a "yellow triangle" on the back. The thing is so menacing that his neighbours called the police, thinking he was planning to take over Poland. Or Detroit. It could have gone either way. More »
4:30 PM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By jesusdiaz
27,267 views,
57 comments
Latest by videoCWK: Happy birthday Trisha! (who gets what I'm referencing without google?) more »
gadgets
Poseidon Mk IV Discovery Oxygen Tank Recycles Your Exhaust, Lets You Dive Stealthily
Diving is fun until your oxygen tank runs out and you die, but this Poseidon Mk IV Discovery tank actually extends the time you can be underwater by recycling your carbon dioxide exhaust and turning it into breathable oxygen. The tank works its magic with its C02 scrubbers and oxygen cells, which is powered by a lithium-ion battery. And because it takes in the air you breathe out, you'll be able to dive stealthily without your bubbles alerting people to your presence. Community pool, watch out! [Poseidon via Pop Sci via DVice via Geekologie]
bonkers
Isolation Tank Makes You Hallucinate, Get One Free, Become a Nutcase
"Comedian" Joe Rogan has got himself a new 7-foot tall isolation tank, and he is giving away his old one. This was created after the 1980s movie Altered States, in which the protagonist—played by William Hurt in his first role—uses it to get in touch with "ultimate reality." Isolation tanks deprive you of your physical senses and, according to Rogan, they make you have hallucinations with no secondary effects or addiction. Sounds weird? Yes. That's why we got deeper into this whole altered states thing. More »
"Comedian"
6:30 AM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By jesusdiaz
12,685 views,
48 comments
Latest by banned for iGay joke: @TheChaz: hahahahaha more »
(invisible) blitzkrieg
Patton would've killed for a battalion of these babies. The British Army's testing an "invisible" tank that works like the invisibility jacket Susumu Tachi put out a couple of years ago. Basically a camera/projector setup throws images of the surroundings onto the tank, letting you see through it, so it's not quite the kind of future-y awesomeness DARPA's working on. Yet, anyway, according to the project head: "The next stage is to make the tank invisible without them - which is intricate and complicated, but possible." Add a couple of legs and a rail gun, and we'll see Metal Gears walking around in no time. [Daily Mail via Geekologie]
Invisible Tanks
Patton would've killed for a battalion of these babies. The British Army's testing an "invisible" tank that works like the invisibility jacket Susumu Tachi put out a couple of years ago. Basically a camera/projector setup throws images of the surroundings onto the tank, letting you see through it, so it's not quite the kind of future-y awesomeness DARPA's working on. Yet, anyway, according to the project head: "The next stage is to make the tank invisible without them - which is intricate and complicated, but possible." Add a couple of legs and a rail gun, and we'll see Metal Gears walking around in no time. [Daily Mail via Geekologie]
it eats priuses
The Dragon Tank Truck
Somewhere in Russia, a man (who knows something we don't) is getting prepared for the post-apocalyptic trek across Europe with this Dragon Tank Truck. It's a truck, but it's also a dragon tank, thanks to the many, many pieces of steel (?) melded onto its exterior. More »
gadgets
