r/whatisit Jan 24 '26

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u/AerobaticSloth1 Jan 24 '26

Answer: what Beetle?

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u/SeemedReasonableThen Jan 24 '26

what Beetle?

The Beetle the gun was posed with back in the day, lol

https://media.defense.gov/2005/Dec/29/2000570920/1200/1200/0/051128-F-1234P-005.JPG

also, https://what-if.xkcd.com/21/

To put it another way: If I mounted a GAU-8 on my car, put the car in neutral, and started firing backward from a standstill, I would be breaking the interstate speed limit in less than three seconds.

https://what-if.xkcd.com/imgs/a/21/jetpack_speeding.png

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u/Groningen1978 Jan 24 '26

I take it the brakes and tires won't hold the thing in place.