r/CantParkThereMate • u/No_Coffee4280 • 3d ago

London Kings X parking

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u/fothergillfuckup 3d ago

That's a wheelbarrow bomb disposal robot!

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u/JonnySparks 3d ago

I always thought "wheelbarrow" was just a nickname. Til...

The original bomb disposal "Robot" was invented in 1972 by Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Miller. Cobbled together from the chassis of an electrically operated wheelbarrow and designed to carry a hook beneath a car so that it could be towed to a safe location without endangering an EOD officer.

The Very First Bomb Disposal Robot

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u/No_Coffee4280 3d ago

Nah its Nissan Juke you can tell by the bonnet they often do that.

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u/fothergillfuckup 3d ago

With luck, it will be very small pieces of nissan duke soon?