Channel: Naked Science

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: Subscribe to Naked Science – goo.gl/wpc2Q1 Meet the millionaires who drive ex-military tanks to relax – this is the weird and wonderful leisure time of the fabulously wealthy. Why aren’t these men playing golf or relaxing by the pool, because they’ve found a new way to unwind after a hard day at the office. They don’t for the traditional trappings of success, sports cars, speed boats, or mega yachts – they go for something much more radical. They collect military hardware, tanks, guns, and even Scud missiles. Most people would never dream of owning a tank, but these tycoons are spending millions of dollars to satisfy their passion for heavy metal. Tanks are deadly fighting machines, they are masters of the battlefield, raising towns to the ground and pulverising the enemy with an awesome range of weaponry. Tanks first entered the battle field in World War I, and despite only having a top speed of 3mph they revolutionised warfare. Tanks have now evolved from these lumbering machines into high-tech lethal killers capable of firing high explosive shells many miles, and racing around at high speed. They are not the sort of machine you would think people would drive for fun, you might even think owning one would be illegal – but it isn’t. If you’ve got enough money almost any military hardware can be acquired!