Not all Gadgets change the World VIII
At Enigin we love our gadgets, as we know many Enigin Distributors also do.
So here is the second of technology that didn’t change the world.
Hence this series of posts - after the picture phone, whatever next? Here is number 8:
8. Amphicar - 1962
Probably the strangest automobile ever manufactured was the Amphicar. It was street legal as an automobile, with a top spped of 70mph, but could be driven right into the water, where it could move along at 7mph. That’s not very fast, but it’s certainly faster than many urban highways during rush hour.
The Amphicar was built in Germany from 1961 to 1968, so a fair number of them were made, but they caught on as a major form of transportation. Even so, they were distinctive. I remember seeing one drive right out of the Potomac River just outside Washington D.C., and pull right onto a local road.
Imagine if the concept had really caught on, though. Perhaps the ability to drive on water might have limited the expansion of the highway system, since travel would also take place along waterways. Major cities would be full of canals rather than freeways, more like Venice than Los Angeles.
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