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[-] MTK@lemmy.world 79 points 2 months ago

At this point if you drive a cybertruck you should have a Crowbar in reach

[-] h4x0r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 63 points 2 months ago

...to shove up your fucking ass.

[-] Cephiroth@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago

Don’t threaten them with a good time

[-] EmilieEvans@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 months ago

A crowbar has a better and more iconic design than a cybertruck.

[-] then_three_more@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

I thought the glass was going to be unbearable or something.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Nah, just the owners.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

That’s a good typo. But yeah I thought musk was saying the glass was bulletproof. Maybe he should be carrying that glass around on his shoulders instead of his poorly raised child.

[-] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

That kid is nothing but a prop to him too.

[-] then_three_more@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

That kid is nothing but a ~~prop~~ human shield to him too.

[-] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

The more I think about it, I think you might be on to something.

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

if you're a typical cybertruck owner, it's in the shop or you're waiting for service, and you're driving your absolutely necessary backup car.

[-] Diva@lemmy.ml 60 points 2 months ago

when are they making these things part of the white house motorcade?

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

I bet you will see this within one month. Maybe even sooner.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 months ago

Oh my gosh the conspiracy theories would be so much if Trump died because a Tesla caught fire with him inside.

[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 39 points 2 months ago
[-] ChillPenguin@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago

Par for the course at this point. If you buy a Tesla of any sort. If anything happens to your vehicle where you need a quick escape. You're as good as dead.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago

In the world of Elon Musk, that counts as a successful road test.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Move fast and kill people. How brave of him.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 months ago
[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Can't have Bobby Kennedy going hungry, now can we?

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

$10 says he tries to charge the family for "crematorium services rendered".

[-] suite403@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

My wife wanted to go into the tesla tunnels in Vegas. I told her no way. If one of those randomly caught fire we'd be toast. No getting out of it.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

I saw those tunnels for the first time. I’d originally thought they were proper tunnels that you normally drive through in cities or the occasional mountain.

Nope.

They’re hamster tubes. Saw how claustrophobic they were and didn’t see any means of emergency escape. Hell no, would not enter.

[-] suite403@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

That part really confused me with her wanting to go in them. She is very claustrophobic. She can barely stand small tunnels where the exit is behind a slight curve. So, even if she had insisted, I really dount she would have been able to get in the car without a breakdown

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 4 points 2 months ago

Lol absolutely not!

[-] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Some important corrections:

  • The doors did not open from the outside, presumably because they were locked
  • The hero who tried to rescue the people inside was hitting the window with a tree branch, but the windows didn't crack until after over a dozen swings
  • The article says nothing about opening the doors from the inside; if you are ever in that situation, cybertrucks have a manual release under the rubber mat of the "map pocket" in the doors source
[-] ThePantser@lemmy.world 58 points 2 months ago

under the rubber mat of the "map pocket" in the doors

That sounds like a real shit place to try finding in a smoke and fire filled car. That thing needs a recall and crushed into cybercubes.

[-] droplet6585@lemmy.ml 32 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

manual release

Also known as the same fucking handle you use every day in every other make of car.

Who lets this shit be sold?

[-] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago

The hero who tried to rescue the people inside was hitting the window with a tree branch, but the windows didn't crack until after over a dozen swings

Reminder that you need a small, pointed object to shatter most automobile glass easily.

[-] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago

Or a ball bearing, in the case of Cyberfuks.

[-] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

I'm impressed he broke the window at all with something soft and blunt.

[-] balsoft@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The article says nothing about opening the doors from the inside; if you are ever in that situation, cybertrucks have a manual release under the rubber mat of the “map pocket” in the doors

I'm genuinely confused as to why you would prefer an electronic door opener. Is it just a gimmick for aesthetics? I've heard that it's to allow for frameless doors (in which it's better to open the window a bit before opening the door), but I've been in multiple cars that did that with a mechanical handle just fine, by simply adding a switch to that mechanical handle. It seems so stupid on so many levels: cost, reliability, repairability, and - chiefly - safety.

[-] Harriet_Porber@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

my 1997 honda has frameless doors without needing an electronic door opener, or rolling the window down 🤷

[-] balsoft@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

I think it puts some stress on the window, especially if you slam the door shut with too much force. I don't know how often this actually becomes a problem though, and in any case - you don't need an electronic door opener regardless.

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 8 points 2 months ago

Some important corrections

Corrections to what? Does the article get any of these points wrong?

  • The article says nothing about opening the doors from the inside; if you are ever in that situation, cybertrucks have a manual release under the rubber mat of the "map pocket" in the doors (source)

That's an irresponsible, deadly, anti-human design feature, but thanks for the tip I guess.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Obviously they tried the door handles first unless they were knocked out. And to have a manual release in such a stupid, hidden spot? Don't try to be an apologist for Tesla. There is no excuse for making such poorly designed cars these days.

[-] bricklove@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago

I've been in the Model Y with the stupid wing doors and the release is behind the speaker covers in the door. The speaker covers are not easy to grab or remove. That's when I have the user manual open and there isn't a lithium fueled fire burning me up in seconds

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Every sane vehicle with electric locks unlocks automatically after a crash.

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Such a shame

/s?

Natural selection at work.

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 3 points 2 months ago
[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Nothing. What is wrong with you?

The world is burning because of the type of fuck bags that buy these vehicles.

Maybe I am not the one you should be questioning.

If you’re expecting sympathy from me for fascists then I have nothing but lols for you.

[-] nick@midwest.social -2 points 2 months ago

Looooooooolllllllllllllll

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