UM-Bot Posted December 22, 2015 #1 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Toyota's luxury car division Lexus has managed to drive a car on four wheels made entirely out of ice. It might not be the most practical of upgrades but it's certainly one of the most impressive. Read More: http://www.unexplain...eels-out-of-ice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Why not Posted December 22, 2015 #2 Share Posted December 22, 2015 WHY??? Never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnicolette Posted December 22, 2015 #3 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Thats the only word I thought as well. WHY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdesert50 Posted December 23, 2015 #4 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Upon reducing the size of the rear window to the point where a rear camera is now necessary to safely backup, the Lexus design team realized the only way to further degrade safety was to create ice wheels. Real wheels are course an option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted December 23, 2015 #5 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Guess it won't be making any trips to Disney World, even in winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infernal Gnu Posted December 23, 2015 #6 Share Posted December 23, 2015 This would be PERFECT for driving on Pluto, where ice is as hard as rock. Plutonians would not share our shock and dismay at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltedmusician Posted December 24, 2015 #7 Share Posted December 24, 2015 This reminds me of the arctic research station a company I used to work for fabricated structural steel components for. They just used water for concrete. They embedded studs into ice and used water for concrete to set them because it was never going to thaw so it was as good as cement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qxcontinuum Posted December 24, 2015 #8 Share Posted December 24, 2015 not working in our current global warming climate. Curently 17 celsius in On Canada. This year will burn baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolguy Posted December 24, 2015 #9 Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) Very cool,the Japanese wanted to build ice ships during ww2 Edited December 24, 2015 by coolguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD455GTO Posted December 24, 2015 #10 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I'm sure we'll look back on this in 50 years or so in much the same way we now look back at that elephant on water skis video from the 1950s...what a pointless and wasteful exercise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted December 24, 2015 #11 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I wonder how long the wheels lasted afterwards before they melted. Quite a cool video I thought, no pun intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oniomancer Posted December 24, 2015 #12 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Very cool,the Japanese wanted to build ice ships during ww2 Not them, the British https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattpoison Posted December 24, 2015 #13 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Almost a neat idea, but not quite. I've seen much more impressive ice sculptures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark-DK Posted December 26, 2015 #14 Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) They have too much time on their hands....in between eating sushi and killing off whales... (sarcasm might occur in the above...) Edited December 26, 2015 by Aardvark-DK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodnite Posted December 28, 2015 #15 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Wouldn't this design lower the coefficient of the tire? What a funny idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiloh17 Posted January 1, 2016 #16 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Glad to see the governments aren't the only ones wasting money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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