Re:A Brief History of the Amphicar – President Lyndon Johnso...
by MisterTea on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @10:36AM
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> What are people expecting?
A safe experience. There is always risk involved but floating things are a solved problem.
> They're 75yo vehicles who's capacity and seaworthiness were defined relative to very different cultural norms regarding safety and a national emergency that necessitated acceptance of some additional risk.
Duck boats are antiquated military vehicles which are modified by their owners via cutting them in half and extending them. One owner did the work himself with little to no experience in that area with zero engineering oversight. Basically the guy winged it and people died.
A safe experience. There is always risk involved but floating things are a solved problem.
> They're 75yo vehicles who's capacity and seaworthiness were defined relative to very different cultural norms regarding safety and a national emergency that necessitated acceptance of some additional risk.
Duck boats are antiquated military vehicles which are modified by their owners via cutting them in half and extending them. One owner did the work himself with little to no experience in that area with zero engineering oversight. Basically the guy winged it and people died.