Duck?!

"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling) 10/31/2015 at 02:07 • Filed to: DUKW

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This is the only duck that really fits oppo... It also brings back memories.

Facts:

As a passenger on one of these in the Charles River, I got to take the helm. The passengers included all but one member of the Wikimedia board, a number of en.wp bureaucrats, and the founder of Wikipedia.

These things turn really tight in one direction and barely turn in the other when in the water. It’s actually really hard to keep straight as a result.

This vehicle has, I believe, the worst lbs/hp of any vehicle I have operated, at somewhere around 142lbs/hp. It is also very noisy. More noisy than it should be for the little bit of power it puts out.

This is the third-largest vehicle I have driven, after a diesel locomotive and an enormous 3+ story piece of heavy mining equipment (ssh! I don’t have a license for either...).

This is the oldest vehicle I have ever operated, by a small margin over the diesel locomotive.

Feel free to ask questions. No promises that I'll answer them.

Stef Schrader > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 10/31/2015 at 08:34

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Now THAT is a duck. (Not Chicken.)

OPPOsaurus WRX > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 10/31/2015 at 08:40

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You are the cliché boston tourist.

Under_Score > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 10/31/2015 at 09:21

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Why were you driving a bunch of Wikipedia people around on a Duck?

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/31/2015 at 11:34

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Wasn’t my choice, I was a guest in a private party. Also, these tours are everywhere and I have never been on another.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Under_Score 10/31/2015 at 11:35

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Only in the river. I was their guest.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 10/31/2015 at 15:44

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haha its not to be ashamed of. howd you like Boston?

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > OPPOsaurus WRX 11/01/2015 at 08:48

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I strongly avoid tourist activities in general, so this was way out of character for me.

Boston has a crazy and confusing subway system. The city is very walkable and nice as big cities go. I could actually see living there, unlike the other big east coast cities I've been to. Mind you, it isn't a place for a car.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 11/01/2015 at 15:43

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definitely isn’t a place for cars. I lived there while I was in college. Half the time you could walk to where you needed to go before you could get there by T.