Post Aid8HRPSAQtWICC1p2 by PalmAndNeedle@norden.social
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 (DIR) Post #Aid78bTVH8U6wuJFNA by stux@mstdn.social
       2024-06-05T21:28:48Z
       
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       The 1939 Antarctic Snow Cruiser was a massive vehicle designed and built for the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941).The project, led by explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd, aimed to facilitate scientific exploration and research in the harsh Antarctic environment
       
 (DIR) Post #Aid8HRPSAQtWICC1p2 by PalmAndNeedle@norden.social
       2024-06-05T21:41:36Z
       
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       @stux And because it had big high volume low pressure tires with no tread it never made it out of base. The Russians brought tanks with rudimentary living space upgrade instead of the gum turret and drove all over antarctica. Nice space pen vs pencil anecdote, which is, of course, more nuanced and conplicated once you dig into it.
       
 (DIR) Post #Aid8ucDjuDnH7GOTIG by OnceUponAGoblin@masto.pt
       2024-06-05T21:48:39Z
       
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       @stux i love the history of the vehicles created just to explore the antarctic, specially during the cold war
       
 (DIR) Post #AidqCLWL1yI8YznIe0 by thibaultmol@en.osm.town
       2024-06-06T05:53:43Z
       
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       @stuxVery good video from Mustard about ithttps://youtu.be/pW0eZRoQ86ghttps://nebula.tv/videos/mustard-what-happened-to-the-antarctic-snow-cruiser/
       
 (DIR) Post #AieRv2BFTqI3us6NBA by hollowman@fosstodon.org
       2024-06-06T12:56:25Z
       
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       @stux looks like something from thunderbirds, despite all its flaws