Ford What The Actual Fuck?

"Party-vi" (party-vi) 01/20/2016 at 10:54 • Filed to: None

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Takuro Spirit > Party-vi 01/20/2016 at 10:58

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Come in Tokyo....

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Party-vi 01/20/2016 at 11:03

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GM:you know people might one day drive a car with a joystick, here’s a concept
Ford: TIME TO ACTUALLY TEST MARKET TINY DOUBLE STEERING WHEELS

Zip-McBump > Party-vi 01/20/2016 at 11:04

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Pictured: the power steering pump required for that system to work.

Mercedes Streeter > Party-vi 01/20/2016 at 11:04

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Not to mention that these would work great with airbags! If you get into a crash, your hands simply fall off the ball things, instead of breaking (like they can easily do with a steering wheel in a crash)

Urambo Tauro > Party-vi 01/20/2016 at 11:05

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In-depth review here:

Popular Mechanics - April 1965 issue

Ash78, voting early and often > Party-vi 01/20/2016 at 11:07

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But what about Carpool Tunnel Syndrome?

No, seriously, things like steering, acceleration, and braking are best left to gross motor skills, not fine motor skills. Too much room for error if you sneeze.

PushToStart > Party-vi 01/20/2016 at 11:11

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Imagine operating a car with those and a manual transmission. No fucking thanks, lmao

Party-vi > Ash78, voting early and often 01/20/2016 at 11:12

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Carpool Tunnel Syndrome?

$kaycog > Party-vi 01/20/2016 at 11:13

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Too funny!

DrJohannVegas > $kaycog 01/20/2016 at 11:15

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DEER-BURN. Ugh. That pronunciation.

Birddog > $kaycog 01/20/2016 at 11:20

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“Promises to be as non-technical as they come”

I lost it. The casual sexism of the 50s-60s is just astounding.

DrJohannVegas > Party-vi 01/20/2016 at 11:20

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This sort of thing would have made the Fast and the Furious look quite different. Where would Vin Diesel rest his wrist?

$kaycog > Birddog 01/20/2016 at 11:20

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Astounding............for sure!

Master Cylinder > Party-vi 01/20/2016 at 11:40

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Why are there two wheels? Does each one control a separate front wheel? In the .gif, it doesn’t appear as though the driver is turning both wheels equally.

Dynamic real-time toe adjustment?

Future next gen S2000 owner > Birddog 01/20/2016 at 11:42

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To be fair, a lot of men were equally dumb back then.

Party-vi > Master Cylinder 01/20/2016 at 11:44

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There are two I suppose for better control - one hand turning while the other hand provides resistance. They’re both connected with what looks like a bike chain to a sprocketed but otherwise normal steering column. I guess it was highly boosted to compensate for the small wheels.

RallyWrench > Party-vi 01/20/2016 at 12:24

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If these controlled the wheels individually, it would have been a boon to gymkhana enthusiasts. Drifting would look a lot less cool though, just a guy in a helmet fapping at a desk.

Baeromez > Party-vi 01/20/2016 at 12:28

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I’m still waiting for my fighter-jet style joystick.

Party-vi > RallyWrench 01/20/2016 at 12:38

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Drifting would look like Oppositelock members?

RallyWrench > Party-vi 01/20/2016 at 13:20

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Good point. Yes, yes it would.

Spoon II > Party-vi 01/20/2016 at 16:14

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Haha, someone should make a kit for this so that I can actually fit in tiny cars.

Nauraushaun > DrJohannVegas 01/21/2016 at 04:28

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Australians always laugh when they hear Americans say “Melbourne” as “Mel-born” instead of “Mel-bern”. It goes both ways

DrJohannVegas > Nauraushaun 01/21/2016 at 09:48

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What if I said that I pronounce the Melbourne in Florida the former way, but the one in Victoria the latter?

Nauraushaun > DrJohannVegas 01/21/2016 at 16:27

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Then I’d say you’re truly a god amongst men.

Ps. Melbourne Florida has an airport, Melbourne Victoria has two. It causes endless problems.

for Michigan > Urambo Tauro 01/21/2016 at 23:35

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“I eased the Merc through the gate as gingerly as a nudist in a cactus patch.”

The man has a way with words.