modern cars are designed to crumple in a crash so that the people inside them don't die
― adam t. (abanana), Wednesday, 8 June 2022 16:59 (one year ago) link
yeah good point wonder if this thing would pass a crash test, not that theyre ever going to release it anyway
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 17:01 (one year ago) link
this stainless steel truck hauling freight
Freight? You mean a sack of potting soil and a couple grocery bags from Costco, right?
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 17:04 (one year ago) link
cars should be made of NERF
― Gymnopédie Pablo (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 8 June 2022 17:19 (one year ago) link
We know a place where Floam cars go
― Herby Dutch Baby (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 8 June 2022 17:32 (one year ago) link
Musk stans are my least favorite stans of all
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 17:43 (one year ago) link
For all you haters mocking Musk's future-tank, well, I'll have you know that Ignaz Semmelweis was the first to discover the importance of hand washing to maintaining basic hygiene, and he was mocked, too. In the future *all* cars will look like vintage 16-bit video game vehicles, and Musk will be counting money. Until he dies from a communicable disease easily avoided by hand washing.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 18:16 (one year ago) link
vintage 16-bit video game vehicle
It does have some Battlezone lines going on there
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 18:28 (one year ago) link
i am a very very function over form guy and can def be won by proving the former. But that looks like shit, and surface deformations like that usually don’t mean good things at all wrt design or production competence.wrt layout design, there seems a small market for a truck that is functionally truck with also uh, another thing (hello Ridgelines which i love). but here the skyhigh bedwall and… it’s all 100% wtf to this amateur.in a world where hummers became dick extensions i dunno.
― Warning: Choking Hazard (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 8 June 2022 18:29 (one year ago) link
I still think about the moment he introduced this monstrosity to the world and demoed its "indestructability" by throwing a giant metal ball at the window, which shattered instantly. Then tried it again and shattered the back window too. That was such a funny moment that I almost can't hate the guy completely. Few people get to be a part of such a widely broadcast, pure comedic moment like that.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 18:38 (one year ago) link
It looks like there's a smaller car inside of it and someone stuck a whole bunch of protective sheets of metal on in, post-apocalypse style. Like Dead Reckoning from "Land of the Dead:"
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/zombie/images/4/42/Dead_Reckoning.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20171207033908
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 18:38 (one year ago) link
lol I pulled a Muskhttps://i.pinimg.com/564x/8e/b5/e4/8eb5e493f9a86ab751eb6a15196cddff.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 18:39 (one year ago) link
I'm getting a broken image on that which coincidentally also resembles the Cybertruck
― frogbs, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 18:40 (one year ago) link
Let me know when Musk makes this one and I'll sign the checkhttps://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/amv-prod-cad-assets/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MMFR_PlymouthRock.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 18:40 (one year ago) link
brb designing and market planning an aftermarket 3 ft tall android doof warrior
― Warning: Choking Hazard (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 8 June 2022 18:46 (one year ago) link
Ran across this gem in the twitter roasting:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUrXjMgaAAAJMca?format=png&name=small
― Chyiv Kyiv (Fetchboy), Wednesday, 8 June 2022 20:48 (one year ago) link
lol, that's fantastic
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 8 June 2022 20:50 (one year ago) link
frogbs otm, one of the great self-owns by a blowhard. on a par with geraldo and the empty vault. you’ll be able to judge the quality of the obituary by whether or not it includes that moment.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 21:15 (one year ago) link
not that I should expect any differently but it’s weird that that moment didn’t really dim his star any among the stans (not surprising) or tech and mainstream media (a little more surprising)
― OG Bob Sacamano (will), Wednesday, 8 June 2022 21:40 (one year ago) link
shit, it looks like they've added a windshield wiper! This thing ain't no joke:
https://electrek.co/2022/06/07/tesla-cybertruck-updated-interior-and-windshield-wiper/
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 21:51 (one year ago) link
https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/12/Tesla-Cybertruck-tailgate-open.jpg
Bed looks good for a hefty load of laundry and a labradoodle puppy
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 21:54 (one year ago) link
They really cheapened scaled down the tires from those first renderings, huh?
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 8 June 2022 21:56 (one year ago) link
They prefer the term "value engineering."
― nickn, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 22:09 (one year ago) link
The richest person alive doesn't have an ad block or YouTube premium. https://t.co/XrK1WoxMEt— Whack, with a silent 'H' (@WhackNicholson) June 7, 2022
― towards fungal computer (harbl), Wednesday, 8 June 2022 22:10 (one year ago) link
i haven't seen a youtube ad in like a decade, no idea what he's talking about
― towards fungal computer (harbl), Wednesday, 8 June 2022 22:11 (one year ago) link
also sounds like the ad algorithm has pegged him as a guy who might fall for scams
― towards fungal computer (harbl), Wednesday, 8 June 2022 22:12 (one year ago) link
I wonder what he watches on youtube
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 22:21 (one year ago) link
lol
This company I found is giving away these planet bracelets to spread awareness about climatechange, just cover shipping! grab one before theyre gone #Savetheplanet ✅ https://t.co/3Arhhwgz1J pic.twitter.com/zNLf5bluf3— Whack, with a silent 'H' (@WhackNicholson) June 8, 2022
Also, don't forget to to check out these awesome Yoga Mats which have different yoga positions printed over them. Get one while they're on SALE and FREE SHIPPING at https://t.co/3Arhhwgz1J pic.twitter.com/QWjs02CZ8x— Whack, with a silent 'H' (@WhackNicholson) June 8, 2022
― papal hotwife (milo z), Wednesday, 8 June 2022 23:17 (one year ago) link
I have a hunch Musk saw this show at a formative point in his youth and has spent his life trying to match its promise:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BM2QxOTk4NzctYmFmYS00M2ZiLTgzYmItM2YyOGM5ZGZlYTgxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzMzMjU5NDY@._V1_.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 23:58 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J98Kb55ZWLM
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 23:59 (one year ago) link
https://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/366993-stunts-amiga-screenshot-the-race-has-just-begun.png
― towards fungal computer (harbl), Thursday, 9 June 2022 00:22 (one year ago) link
You pay more for red.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 June 2022 00:28 (one year ago) link
offered in support of? it may happen again.at least john delorean had big coke deals. because he was not a billionaire i spose. bring back scrappy coke dealers making stainless steel cars.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt924g5lZ7w
― Warning: Choking Hazard (Hunt3r), Thursday, 9 June 2022 02:03 (one year ago) link
Ha the first two sentences are residual from prev non post
― Warning: Choking Hazard (Hunt3r), Thursday, 9 June 2022 02:04 (one year ago) link
third one was def a con
― lag∞n, Thursday, 9 June 2022 02:08 (one year ago) link
Can you imagine hitting your head or your elbow on one of the sharp seams / corners?How will this vehicle pass pedestrian impact safety standards? or are all the guys at Tesla holding their breath so nobody tells Elon?edit: turns out that the USA is almost the only place that doesn't give a fuck about anyone except the driver.https://www.governing.com/now/can-american-cars-be-made-safer-for-pedestrians
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 9 June 2022 06:10 (one year ago) link
haha i know about that situation in the article with the flex posts, i live pretty close to there. according to my nearby nextdoor posters, flexposts cause accidents because cars will slow down (???) and they are ugly and you should just drive over them. any improvement for pedestrian safety makes people SO mad.
― towards fungal computer (harbl), Thursday, 9 June 2022 12:53 (one year ago) link
driving makes people psychotic, the famous car is one of the worst things
― lag∞n, Thursday, 9 June 2022 12:57 (one year ago) link
Yeah more than 20 years ago idiots in Charlottesville, VA were complaining that traffic calming to slow traffic down will “cause accidents”.
― Antifa Sandwich Artist (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 9 June 2022 13:26 (one year ago) link
driving makes people psychotic
this is a truth bomb. I'd add that driving only a few times a year makes you realize that the act of driving a car is fucking insane, just a lunatic idea that mega-distracted dummies like me are all tooling around in these heavy death machines while having feelings
― rob, Thursday, 9 June 2022 13:34 (one year ago) link
Cars dehumanize the drivers in everyone's eyes. I had a premonition that you could get widespread support for any kind of mass extermination as long as the victims are behind the wheels of cars.
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 9 June 2022 15:01 (one year ago) link
How will this vehicle pass pedestrian impact safety standards? or are all the guys at Tesla holding their breath so nobody tells Elon?
feel like Elon has not given so much as a passing thought to this
― frogbs, Thursday, 9 June 2022 15:04 (one year ago) link
its not a real car its a shiny object for the media
― lag∞n, Thursday, 9 June 2022 15:08 (one year ago) link
― frogbs, Thursday, June 9, 2022 11:04 AM (seventeen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Elon: Pedestrians? more like pedo-strians
― rare lipstick or mohawks that somehow make them more valuable (President Keyes), Thursday, 9 June 2022 15:23 (one year ago) link
I don't blame anyone for being cynical about this after a decade of functional impunity for Tesla, but I'm telling you: NHTSA is coming for Autopilot/FSD. https://t.co/s94HgKUZsX— E.W. Niedermeyer (@Tweetermeyer) June 9, 2022
― lag∞n, Thursday, 9 June 2022 15:38 (one year ago) link
driving makes people psychoticmy last car had a broken horn, and I always asked for it not to be repaired when I got my rego servicing, as I’d found not even being able to honk made me incredibly calmer, more aware, and zen-like behind the wheel.
― Vance Vance Devolution (sic), Thursday, 9 June 2022 16:16 (one year ago) link
Drivers do emo-aggro things they would never do out on the sidewalk... the protective steel frame of the vehicle brings out the worst
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 9 June 2022 16:31 (one year ago) link
my last car had a broken horn, and I always asked for it not to be repaired when I got my rego servicing, as I’d found not even being able to honk made me incredibly calmer, more aware, and zen-like behind the wheel.
There's a relatively well known bumper sticker that reads "HORN BROKEN - WATCH FOR FINGER".
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 9 June 2022 16:51 (one year ago) link
i think i've used my horn about 10 times, total, in my life. i used it this morning, by chance. i was just driving down the middle lane, minding my own, when i noticed a line of cars in the turn lane, waiting behind someone snoozing at a red light. most people here are too polite to honk, but in the last few places i've lived people would have performing an improvised 4 to 5 car "honk symphony" in this situation. it would be enough to completely annihilate someone's day - "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!!?! IT'S GREEN!!! THERE'S A LINE BEHIND YOU, COME ON!! HOOOOOOOOOOOOONK!! HYOOOONK!!". it was nice and quiet in the streets of st. louis. so as i passed by this non-situation, i gave the lightest lil' honda fit "toot toot", and was pleased to see in my rear-view mirror that the sleepy driver finally made the turn and the rest of the line was moving up, not just in this lane, but in life
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Thursday, 9 June 2022 16:58 (one year ago) link
^^Lyrics to Bruce Springbean - "Lil' Honda Toot-toot".
― willem, Thursday, 9 June 2022 17:10 (one year ago) link