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Old 19-08-2010, 13:34   #1
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Two Absurd Designs I Just Had to Share

Both of these popped up today on the gadget blog I read. I can't decide which one I find more amusing, the shark or the zipper.

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Sharkboat

Zipper Motorboat Unzips the Ocean's Jeans
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The zipper has to be the most ridiculous of the two.
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The zipper appears to have stability problems.... and it is ridiculous, indeed.

If anyone can figure this out, please explain: If you are driving a 260 hp supercharged jet-drive fibreglass shark at fifty miles an hour, what purpose does the onboard video game system serve?
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My favorite line at work (at a transit consulting company) would appear equally valid here:

"We don't deal in logic, we deal in transit."
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Makes you wonder what would happen if the Zipper circumnavigated the globe.
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If anyone can figure this out, please explain: If you are driving a 260 hp supercharged jet-drive fibreglass shark at fifty miles an hour, what purpose does the onboard video game system serve?
The American kid in the back will be bored...
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"Your zippers down" takes on a whole new meaning.
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Zipper boat lacks teeth....
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That is too awesome! Now you've got me planning my next boat project. I don't know if I can "out-redneck" that one, but it makes me want to try.
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This is the winner by half a league. Tooo much!
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