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> Those failures are all very reasonable Except for the whole part about non-treaded tires. That should have been obvious to anyone who gave it even a half se
by wolrah 5y ago
> Those failures are all very reasonable
Except for the whole part about non-treaded tires. That should have been obvious to anyone who gave it even a half second's thought.
- ehnto 5y agoYes that part is surprising. I wonder if it had to do with manufacturing limitations at the time? Even still, some off the vehicle tests probably could have saved them some pain.
- monkeycantype 5y agowas it a failure? we're all assuming the purpose of the snow cruiser was to cruise snow, if the purpose was to get goodyear sponsorship perhaps it was a success?
- fanf2 5y agoAnd the sand dune mishap: why aren’t the wheels near the corners?
- SkeuomorphicBee 5y agoThat was a justified design decision, they needed the body protruding flat in front and back of the wheels to be able to cross crevasses. And the terrain in antártica is very flat, so that was not a problem (unlike the lack of traction, which was a very big problem).
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