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Landshark

Posted by michael on from the knock-knock-who's-there dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This has got to be, or will be when they actually make one, the coolest amphibious vehicle around. It's a cross between a motorcycle and a jet ski, and it seats three. It can travel at 200 mph on land and 50 mph on water. Just what you need to get you from point A to point B."

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  1. Don't try it !! by maharg · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you drive into the water at 200MPH it will get messy

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  2. it has to be said by cr@ckwhore · · Score: 5, Funny

    (knock knock on the door)

    "Who is it?"

    (mumbles)

    "Who?"

    "Unicef"

    "Oh, why didn't you say that before!"

    (landshark attacks woman who opens the door)

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  3. Is It Safe? [apologies to Dustin Hoffmann] by gowen · · Score: 5, Funny
    It can travel at 200 mph on land and 50 mph on water. Just what you need to get you from point A to point B."
    As long as you don't mind various parts of your body being scattered at points C, D, E and F, and your luggage being at point Z.
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  4. It's just a dolphin by p3d0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lady: Who is it?

    Landshark: Plumber.

    Lady: I didn't hire a plumber. Who is it!?

    Landshark: Flowers.

    Lady: What... for who

    Landshark: Plumber

    Lady: ... you're.. that crazy shark aren't you?

    Landshark: No maam, I am just a dolphin.. will you let me in please?

    Lady: A dolphin! Ok!

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  5. Sheesh... by Malfeas · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...apparently this motorcycle/jetski thingie can't outrun the slashdot effect.

    1. Re:Sheesh... by Captain+Large+Face · · Score: 4, Funny

      Of course not! This thing goes 200mph, whilst the Slashdot effect travels at the speed of dark, which is just ever so slightly faster that the speed of light.

  6. Re:But WHY? by CaffeineAddict2001 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Poor guy. I bet you never used to draw outside the lines as a child and your apples were always colored red and the sky blue.

    "TEEACHER! Johnny colored his apple purple!!!"

  7. Perfect getaway vehicle? by jonr · · Score: 4, Funny

    That is about the most useful purpose of this thing is. :)

  8. World's fastest clay model by ahaile · · Score: 5, Funny

    Notice how there are no real pictures of this thing on the site? That's because the fine print says that it currently exists only as a "1/3rd scale clay model." The history page goes right up to the point (over a year ago) when they were trying to turn that model into a working ... 1/3rd model. Huh, I'll bet I know why the history stops there.

    Most revealing line from the history: "Oct 2000, work put on hold as promised investment fails to materialise." That's because the investors realized this guy is smoking crack for all kinds of reasons.

    Hey, I gotta clay model that'll do 60 mph on water and 240 on land. Really, honestly. It'll be roling off the lot just as soon as I get the funding. Can I get linked by Slashdot too?

  9. Re:This will have the same problem as the 1960's by Psiren · · Score: 4, Funny

    Seeing as it's a UK company, I can't see how they'd give a shit if it didn't pass US safety requirements.