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[–] rsh@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

From the people who brought you the Walkie Talkie, presenting the new Scooty Shooty

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Scooty Shooty

Since that name was already taken by the object in the photo above, they had to call this a Vespa 150 TAP.

[–] rsh@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

The Vespa 150 TAP, aka, Zoomy Ka-boomy

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Oh my God

I love it

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

TAP, because it's going to tap that ass?

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Mobile as fuck. Can take that bitch grocery shopping at Walmart

[–] Hubi@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That seems incredibly impractical and one anti-tank rifle away from a really bad time.

[–] neo@feddit.de 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nah, it's WW1, everybody had a great time!

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

This made me LOL for realz

[–] Tammo-Korsai@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I think this would work better if the armour was mounted on a bulldozer chassis and fully enclosed.

[–] earmuff@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 2 years ago

Fun fact: those things can only move backwards.