top ten vehicles you won't believe exist number ten tricycle ice if you had to
think with vehicle that could travel through the South Pole for sure this
machine would be robust compact and able to protect you from extreme weather
conditions this is the childhood dream of Maria laser Stan a British woman who
decided to cross the South Pole by riding a tricycle although this machine
is not exactly the right one to do so it was specifically designed for this
purpose the tires of this vehicle were designed and manufactured to get a
maximum grip and it's chain was greased with the unique anti freeze product it
was also equipped with an advanced transmission system to give the tricycle
maximum capacity with the minimum effort after four years of training in cold
rooms at 20 degrees below zero this adventurous woman took only ten days to
travel more than eight hundred kilometres or 500 miles this is proof
that human beings can achieve whatever they want if they work hard enough
Winston Wong by obey if this vehicle is more suitable for a trip on the ice than
a tricycle this is the first vehicle intentionally designed to move around
ice just by using biofuel and it was used to undertake the Transantarctic
expedition Cheng kun national university and Taiwan developed this machine it
shows resistance against the cold and winds of Antarctica due to its effective
and functional design this vehicle can reach a speed of up to 135 kilometers an
hour or 84 miles per hour despite its a light and simple design it
runs using eco-friendly fuels this characteristic has contributed to
Church on sustainable energy for sure the bio bit has become one of the most
favorite vehicles to travel on ice number eight separator this amphibious
all-terrain vehicle with huge tires was manufactured in Saint Petersburg Russia
it can run on land and can overcome the most difficult terrains and it can also
float over water due to its sporting balloon like big tires and shovel shaped
stub shafts and the tires that work as propellers the last tomorrow's of this
vehicle can even climb walls and go vertically or go other vehicles without
any problem driving them makes us feel like we're driving a mini monster truck
number 7 todo terreno cetera some roads are just the worst and sometimes four
wheels are not enough for your vehicle to drive those difficult terrains this
vehicle is huge with the dimensions of eight feet by eight feet and can hold up
to ten people this machine adapts to any kind of
surface due to an articulate system which separates the vehicle into two
halves although this vehicle looks like as if it has a wagon in the back
additionally it can keep traction on the back tires because it has a flexible
chassis this flexibility in the chassis helps it make its way through any
obstacle even if it has to adopt an unusual position number six SUV Delambre
extreme when it's about getting over obstacles on the road this vehicle is
the winner it was originally designed for 4x4 competitions and it beats all
the opponent's vehicles in such a way that the judges in the competition had
to come up with a new category for this beast this all-terrain vehicle has four
independent wheels mounted on a two meter vertical arm this feature allows
it to climb insurmountable hills every shaft is controlled from the
driver's cabin the total traction of the wheels is also controlled from the cabin
and every arm is articulated allowing wheels to go up or down depending on the
characteristics of the road number five Hamal are slimmer hovercraft
this is a pretty amazing piece of machinery thanks to an American firm
Hammar Schlemmer this model is still available on the market it's a bright
yellow amphibious gliding vehicle that can fly short distances at 15 metres
above the water surface it has a 2 cylinder engine with 130 horsepower
which is cooled by water so this vehicle can fly and leap over any land obstacle
and shallow water reaching a speed of 100 kilometers an hour or 62 miles per
hour it was one of the first flying cars on the market this hovercraft is a toy
manufactured to be enjoyed by millionaires you can get it with a
starting price of 200,000 euros or $230,000 number forms ATV Catco these
are trucks that go through Alaska specially designed to transport fuel and
heavy machinery they have a very powerful engine something exciting about
these vehicles is their tires these trucks can have up to 14 tires but these
are not regular tires they're basically airbags designed to float over the
fragile Tundra the low-pressure airbag tires can help the truck to distribute
its weight over a large ground area for reducing the impact on the terrain from
the truck cabin the driver can adjust the air pressure of these tires to adapt
them for uneven terrains the low pressure and unique rubber material of
these tires allow them to go over any surface without damaging it and this
includes human beings too though these airbag tires look fragile they can
what's the end go weighing over 40 tons number-three
snowcat before man spaceships became a reality in the 60s the biggest challenge
in exploration was to cross the Antarctica two teams headed by the
British explorer Vivian Fuchs and New Zealander and Mont Hillary who were
famous for being the two first people to reach Mount Everest summit and surviving
went on expeditions to the poles these teams were sponsored by the governments
of the United Kingdom New Zealand the United States Australia and South Africa
these expeditions were officially named the Commonwealth trans Antarctic
expeditions and with the support of the snowcat they literally fought against
terrible weather conditions and rough terrain the snowcat is an engineering
marvel that was built in the second half of the 20th century though this
caterpillar vehicles sometimes fell into big cracks in the ice it could withstand
harsh conditions the snowcat uses four rotors with tracks to go on any kind of
surface it quickly adapts to any slope and it's strong enough to climb
difficult terrains one amazing thing of this type of vehicle is that its tracks
are connected and can rotate on its axis they can be different angles or continue
to be powerful enough to get over any obstacle taking traction to a new level
number two coracle Tonka without a doubt this machine is a snow tractor that
started to be manufactured in the 50s and it's the brainchild of Soviet
engineering previously it was tested in the cold steppes of Siberia and this
vehicle was specially built to explore and colonize the South Pole it's Russian
creators say that it's the best vehicle to run on snow as well as ice which is
ever made by men it has a space capacity of about 30
square meters which means it has enough space for beds common areas and for
transporting more than 10 passengers it's big size is not an obstacle to move
efficiently all over extreme terrains it uses a powerful v12 diesel engine with
520 horsepower that allows it to run only at 40 kilometers an hour or 11
miles per hour however it can tow a 70-ton trailer and climb slopes steeper
than 30 degrees this unbelievable machine is still in use nowadays
although there are a lot more modern machines which may seem to be a
competition for these giant ice vehicles they continue to operate in the Russian
military bases and Antarctica number one halli research station mobile base
Antarctica is a place of interest for scientists put constant dangerous
movements of glaciers require building infrastructures adapted to cold weather
and braking this station is a permanent base founded
in 1956 the ozone layer depletion was discovered thanks to scientific research
carried out in this base it is one of the oldest sites built in extreme
weather regions six stations have been built since the beginning in the year of
1956 the first four stations were covered by snow accumulation which got
damaged and became uninhabitable that's why a mobile building adaptable to the
most extreme weather conditions in the world was built it's the last version
halli the fourth is a strange and futuristic structure with an innovative
design that allows withstanding against the freezing temperatures this facility
is segmented into eight modules each module sitting atop ski fitted hydraulic
legs these legs prevent the station from
being covered by snow as they can be individually raised the modules can also
be towed independently to a new safe location in case their snow movement and
ice starts cracking