This extremely extreme wheelchair mixes two very distinct, yet not disharmonious, aesthetics: tank treads and, what appears to be, the most comfortable seating apparatus modern science can come up with. This isn't the first TankChair – that one came out in
2006 – but the newer TankChair has made some notable improvements, including a lower center of gravity, more torque, a stronger chassis, and the aforementioned comfy seat. We're not sure about the cost or availability but, for the right person, we can imagine the new TankChair being a godsend for the rural handicapped.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
kal326 @ Jan 10th 2008 10:45AM
I bet you Stephen Hawking gets one....
Mark @ Jan 10th 2008 10:48AM
Fenders.
Blake Bowen @ Jan 10th 2008 10:54AM
God, flip that thing and it's break you in half...
wesg @ Jan 10th 2008 10:54AM
I'm not handicapped, and I still want one.
r19578 @ Jan 10th 2008 1:30PM
Be careful, if it rolled over, you might be handicapped for real.
drakono @ Jan 10th 2008 11:01AM
Videos! (Puddles, snow, ditches, ....)
http://www.tankchair.com/video.htm
Camperton @ Jan 10th 2008 11:56AM
http://www.impawards.com/1986/eliminators.html
Peter @ Jan 10th 2008 11:01AM
Half man, half machine? I must get my hands on this contraption. /Stewie
danny @ Jan 10th 2008 11:02AM
Dammit. Beat me to the Stephen Hawking joke.
Andrew @ Jan 10th 2008 11:02AM
Cuz Stephan Hawking jokes are sooo funny.
danny @ Jan 10th 2008 11:06AM
Oh well here's one for you then:
(While impersonating Stephen Hawking)
"I f*ck my nurse with my ever-expanding c*ck"
-Knocked Up
bcollinstex @ Jan 10th 2008 11:03AM
I would totally drive over the less fortunate.
michas_pi @ Jan 10th 2008 12:35PM
Technically, the one in the chair is the less fortunate one, so wouldn't you be mowing down the more fortunate?
bcollinstex @ Jan 10th 2008 2:15PM
They are less fortunate because I have a tank wheelchair.
michas_pi @ Jan 10th 2008 9:21PM
Ah, I see what you did there.
ketyung @ Jan 10th 2008 11:04AM
I love the idea getting Stephen Hawking to have one of these chairs :D
Raz @ Jan 10th 2008 11:05AM
Its the answer to the question: "If I shoot myself in the foot, do you think I will get discharged and sent home?"
Raz @ Jan 10th 2008 11:19AM
It's (of course)
Jonathan Bergeron @ Jan 10th 2008 11:08AM
i want one.
Zakk @ Jan 10th 2008 11:11AM
And here I am using my legs like a sucker...
Blaktornado @ Jan 10th 2008 11:23AM
I'm buying one of these, even if I'm not disabled AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
supermeerkat @ Jan 10th 2008 11:34AM
Does it play Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" when it moves?
KillerSiafu @ Jan 10th 2008 11:42AM
Now can we attach missiles or at least a 50-cal machine gun?
L.Cyphre @ Jan 10th 2008 11:52AM
"improvements"!? They still hadn't added my damned chaingun!
L.Cyphre @ Jan 10th 2008 11:53AM
"improvements"!? They still didn't add my damned chaingun!
Karl Viklund @ Jan 10th 2008 12:16PM
So now handicapped people will be sent to war?
Karl Viklund @ Jan 10th 2008 12:16PM
So now handicapped people will be sent to war?
Generic @ Jan 10th 2008 12:17PM
feels weird looking at that dirt flying around from the chain with that pristine looking leather chair zipping up above
OneLove @ Jan 10th 2008 12:33PM
I once saw a fat lady riding a hover round in the snow. lol.
Ipaq3115 @ Jan 10th 2008 1:07PM
But will it blend? That is the question...
Oh and how fast does it go???
Sirocco @ Jan 10th 2008 7:11PM
If the seats are made of memory foam I'll certainly order one.
Sirocco @ Jan 10th 2008 7:12PM
If the seats are made of memory foam I'll certainly order one.
Hedgie @ Jan 10th 2008 9:27PM
I'd like to play Doom on one of these.
TheTruth @ Jan 10th 2008 11:37PM
I think this is great, I really think its sad that they haven't been able to produce real limbs that can read real nerve signals (which they have already developed, but haven't produced yet).
At least those wheelchair bound can now go off-road, where before they would need to be taken by someone else.
wheely64 @ Jan 16th 2008 7:56PM
I use a power chair and my god I would love a tank chair. WOW Sweet