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PLATYPUS Australian Cold-Cut Sub
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David Hess’ PLATYPUS (Personal Longrange All-Terrain Yacht Proven Un-Safe) dove fully into the 2017 FOOD theme by transforming into a colossal 9-person cold cut submarine sandwich. The captain of each kinetic team is polled to identify which of their fellow teams they find most awesome, and PLATYPUS won Pilots’ Choice. |
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With a heavy-duty welded chassis based on automobile components, PLATYPUS fearlessly charges straight into the water for a bold splash. |
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Pilots avoided the splash by climbing up into the frame as PLATYPUS careened into Baltimore Harbor. PLATYPUS flamboyantly drove backwards through the mud, using its lowest gear, and with pit crew behind providing support. |
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Countering the strong eastward wind required two pit crew pulling the PLATYPUS toward the pier. |
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That’ll be a 24-foot sub, to go. |
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The PLATYPUS has been an amazing sight at Baltimore Kinetic races for over a decade:
and before that, David Hess created Louie the Dog: and he was rumored associated with:
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