Tucker Drake


Tennessee, USA

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  • "I'm reminded of the Vought XF5U AKA the "Flying Flapjack." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_XF5U"
    on: Would You Use a Personal Flying Vehicle, if the Riding Position was Terrifying?
  • "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"
    on: A Rare 1961 Chevy Pickup With a Side Loading Ramp
  • "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/"
    on: Batman Ditches Batmobile, for Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6
  • "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."
    on: Fantastic UX Design in the Ford Bronco's Doors
  • "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."
    on: New Sandwich Injection Molding Technique Developed to Hide Unattractive Recycled Plastic Inside Objects
  • "$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."
    on: More Comfortable Bike Saddles, Courtesy of 3D Printing
  • "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/"
    on: Ford v. Ferrari...in Ventilator Machine Production?
  • "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"
    on: Here's a List of the Booze Manufacturers Now Making Hand Sanitizer and Giving It Away for Free
  • "0 Advanced issue found▲ This idea has been around since at least the 1930s."
    on: Nifty Concept for a 5-Wheeled Car
  • "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."
    on: How COVID-19 Will Influence Car Design
  • "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."
    on: Next Best Thing to Driving Bucky Fuller's Dymaxion: Oscar Mayer Seeking Wienermobile Drivers
  • "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."
    on: An Example of Terrible UI Design: The Gas Gauge in the Volkswagen Atlas
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