"I'm reminded of the Vought XF5U AKA the "Flying Flapjack." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_XF5U"

"The Lane Motor Museum in Nashville has the aquatic version of this van. If you want to talk about poor design, notice that the throttle controls for the propellor are located in the bed of the truck. https://www.lanemotormuseum.org/collection/cars/item/chevrolet-corphibian-1961"

"No, it's NOT classier than any of the Batmobiles. The only way one could say this is if they were unfamiliar with the history of Batmobiles that goes all the way back to the late 1930s Graham. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/03/was-the-first-batmobile-a-coffin-nosed-cord-or-a-graham-sharknose-part-one/"

"In the late 90s, I was in a Ford dealership, waiting to pick up some parts and heard two of the guys in the service department complaining.  A customer needed a side-view mirror for their new Explorer, and there were possible replacements.  The only way they could figure out which one they needed to order for the customer was to take the door apart (which was a half-day job) and then look at the bolt pattern on the mirror.  One of the mirrors would have to be imported from Brazil and was back-ordered for weeks.  Hopefully, Ford's stopped doing things like that, or customers will find themselves very unhappy with the expensive vehicle they just bought."

"Honestly, for things like buckets, and a number of other items, if you can't convince consumers that the "strange" colorations caused by using recycled plastic aren't the coolest thing ever, you need to fire your marketing department."

"$450?????  Do I need to explain what I expect a bike seat to do if it is going to cost almost as much as a new ebike?  Yeah, yeah, something, something, professional cyclist, prosumer, whatever.  There's probably a whole lot more hype than science behind the thing."

"0 Advanced issue found▲ The Irish have come up with an open-source design. https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/19/open-source-project-spins-up-3d-printed-ventilator-validation-prototype-in-just-one-week/"

"0 Advanced issue found▲ A distillery in Nashville is doing it: https://fox17.com/news/local/nashville-distillery-switches-from-gin-to-surface-and-hand-sanitizer"

"0 Advanced issue found▲ This idea has been around since at least the 1930s."

"0 Advanced issue found▲ Sooner or later, some cop is going to figure out how to override the safety controls on the Fords and bake prisoners."

"Ah, but you CAN ride in a replica of the Dymaxion car at the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville.  Every couple of months (when there's no pandemic) the Lane Motor Museum holds an event where they give people rides in a handful of their cars from their collection.  The Dymaxion replica is some times on that list.  And these aren't mere rides around the parking lot, you get a nice mix of highway and city driving in a ride that lasts at least 15 minutes."

"Hideous and stupid.  Dash items should be designed so that either a quick glance or touch will give you the information that you need.  The longer someone has to take their eyes off the road or fumble around to find a setting for something like the climate controls, the more likely they are to have an accident."