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I watched my son drive his radio-controlled tank over my daughter's radio-controlled Barbiemobile today.
Looking at the design of the Barbiemobile, it occurred to me that weapons engineers may have allowed themselves to be led astray by their machismo and testosterone and ingrained impressions of
what a tank should look like.
To deflect / survive incoming ordnance, a tank should either employ composite (Chobham) armour to dissipate the projectile's kinetic energy, or be fitted with armour at angles almost parallel to the likely trajectory of projectiles, to deflect them up and away from the vehicle.
The sleek, swoopy lines of Barbie's hot pink runabout may be just what Action Man needs in his next battle. Concealed offensive armaments may be easily fitted to a cleverly designed weapons platform, though Barbie might like to get herself some Army surplus GI Jane outfits. The sundress and high heels might be just a little too provocative for some participants, in the heat of battle.
In the absence of intelligence to the contrary, enemy anti-tank gunners may well believe the 70-ton, bright pink sportscar before them on the battlefield is simply in the wrong place at the right time, and look for more legitimate targets upon which to expend their aggression.
Like this...
http://www.dan-dare...pactPussycatAni.gif
... but with more armour. [Jinbish, Sep 03 2009]
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Or one decoy Barbie Tank (with Barbie Barbettes) engages the troops whilst the real MBTs sneak around and attack from the rear.
A sort of razzle-dazzle camouflage. |
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UB - I propose that a hot pink runabout retrofitted with enormous balloon tires should be resistant to being run over and should itself be able to run over almost anything. |
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That retrofit should be doable even for someone with crab claws for hands. I mean me. But I love the idea of the tires having raised treads in the shape of alternating heart and lips. On preparing to run over the opposition, an ink brush is deployed atop the tires to give the raised tread some color and ensure that Barbie leaves her mark. |
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//In the absence of intelligence to the contrary// Marked-
for-Beanie's-catchphrase. |
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//Barbie leaves her mark.//
I thought his name was Ken? |
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//I watched my son drive his radio-controlled tank over my daughter's radio-controlled Barbiemobile today.//
Ha! You should have filmed that, and stuck it on YouTube. It would be huge!
(Looking forward to more toy vs. toy chaos from [UnaBubba] in the future...) |
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Our cat ate our gerbil - would that count? |
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Another YouTube smash hit: "Pussy swallows gerbil, whole" |
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[UnaBubba], that sounds disgusting if interpreted the wrong
way. The sad thing is, that version of the video would
probably also be a YouTube hit. |
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That was kinda the point, DrWorm. It's called a pun. |
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And before you reply, I must say, "It's called sarcasm". |
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(oh, and I didn't see that pun. Really.) |
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A double entendre, not a pun. |
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Back when I worked behind a bar I had a very attractive woman come in one night and ask for a Double Entendre, so I gave her one. |
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Funny, I was once out with this country girl on a date and I remember
desperately trying to think up a farmyard pun, but I couldn't think of
one that would a tractor. |
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Does this have undergravel filtration? |
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Does it come standard with Active Livestock Suspension? |
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Do you mean like crabs and fleas? |
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