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The Cybertruck Is a Disappointment Even to Cybertruck Superfans / Looking at the specs alone, the car is delivering 30 percent less range than expected for 30 percent more money (www.vice.com)

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The Cybertruck Is a Disappointment Even to Cybertruck Superfans / Looking at the specs alone, the car is delivering 30 percent less range than expected for 30 percent more money::Looking at the specs alone, the car is delivering 30 percent less range than expected for 30 percent more money.

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[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 64 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Has anyone tossed a brick at the windows yet? Or has that debacle been swept under the rug?

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[–] Cornpop@lemmy.world 94 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

It was a steel ball. They recreated the event with the same guy at the delivery event, but this time with a baseball and the dude gave it the most obvious limp wristed toss, it was incredibly cringe I highly recommend you seek that clip out because it’s absolutely hilarious.

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[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 62 points 2 years ago (5 children)

God, that was worse than I expected. https://youtu.be/IUCMGB2AGaE

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[–] 314xel@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Lol, Franz is a wimp.

"So anyway, the glass is tough, basically". Sure Elon, we'll take your word for it. Is this how they test their rockets, too?

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[–] wtfeweguys@lemmy.whynotdrs.org 1 point 2 years ago

Tbf the rockets seem to work. Not easy to fake that.

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[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I want to see large gravel chunks at 80mph not a baseball at 25.

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[–] ugh@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

My 1995 truck could handle that throw, but sure, we'll call it "innovation"

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[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

🤣🤣🤣

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[+] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] Cornpop@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Admittedly car windows are just strong as fuck from the outside due to their curve and construction, and they did throw the metal ball hard at the glass before when practicing for the announcement event and it bounced right off.

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[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Come to think of it, how much do Cybertruck windows curve?

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[–] Eccitaze@yiffit.net 7 points 2 years ago

You think there are curves on this abomination?

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[–] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

Depends on your pov. Not curved much compared to a window from any other car. But it is curved just as much as any other piece of flat glass you may want to compare it to.

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[–] Cornpop@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

Not much but they have a curve.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

If they were smart about it, they would have tried it out once before doing it in public to see if it worked.

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[–] PizzasDontWearCapes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Was it a baseball? It bounced quite a bit and looked a lot like a light rubber ball

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

That was exactly my thought when I saw it. Baseballs don't bounce like that normally.

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[–] Cornpop@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Edit: “baseball”

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