Check out this concept vehicle that French designer Matthieu Tarrit put together. Supposedly he enlisted the help of scientists to create the design for a polar explorer that can cross the harshest of terrain while keeping its passengers warm and cozy inside. The vehicle also serves as a mobile laboratory and living space that would allow explorers to travel to the extremes of the planet in style.
Interesting stuff. Obviously just a concept at this point, but the design has potential, although it’s more likely to be commercialized and turned into an expensive RV that will take tourists to the North and South Pole for an exorbitant fee. if they let me drive, I’d still sign up of course! 😉
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wow it looks really smart! I want one!
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please, please, no! Is nothing sacred anymore?!
Hopefully this will fall down the first crevasse it meets.
Fortunately, for now, this is just a concept. I'm sure the scientists that it is designed for would appreciate it. The explorers and adventurers are never going to use it though. 🙂