• remotelove@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        Here’s the kicker: A ton of things that are actually are stupid do actually turn into stupid products. “As Seen on TV” being the primary source of those things…

        Innovation is probably one of the best, and worst, features of war. Simple concepts that do not have any other place in society could save, or cost, thousands of lives. It’s weird.

        This idea of remote controlled cars shuttling explosives is not new. There were probably Allied versions, but the German version of such a thing was the Goliath. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_tracked_mine

    • guyrocket@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      That reminds me of the little crawling bombs in Supreme Commander. Can’t remember what they’re called…

      ETA: They’re called: Cybran T2 Mobile Bomb a.k.a. Fire Beetle