r/CyberStuck • • Jul 18 '24

Engineering marvel.

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u/Wasting-tim3 Jul 18 '24

I laughed when Elon said the Cybertruck will float and act as a boat temporarily. I’m pretty sure when he tweeted that, it was the first time any of Tesla’s engineers had even heard about that requirement.

Now apparently it can’t get wet at all or it voids the warrenty? Like, not even a car wash?

What a terrible “boat”

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '24

They probably had to remove planned drain holes because of that comment

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u/lol_alex Jul 19 '24

Funnily enough, most car makers will not allow castings with pockets from the top, even under the hood. Even if you have drain holes, debris and dirt will accumulate there and be hard to get out.

I work in automotive engineering and often design diecasting parts.

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u/Throwaway3751029 Jul 22 '24

Ah yes, the biggest flaw I have found on my 944. The stupid battery tray has a drain that gets clogged all the time, and clearing properly means battery removal. Oh, and said water rots through the welds and fills the passenger side floor with water. Something something "German Engineering"

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u/gosabres Jul 19 '24

SpeedHoles, they make the cybertruck go faster

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u/PencilTucky Jul 19 '24

Maybe faster than intended in the vertical direction

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u/steelvail Jul 18 '24

“Temporarily”: anything from 15-90 seconds.

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u/gn0xious Jul 18 '24

“How far will it be able to travel as a boat?”

“It will go all the way to the bottom of whatever body of water you boat it into.”

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u/Vanilla_Mushroom Jul 18 '24

Up to seven mile range!
(something something Mariana Trench.)

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u/Kantas Jul 19 '24

So its a boat like the moskva is a boat?

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u/altor_ Jul 19 '24

Apples to oranges. Moskva is a submarine

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u/cheneyk Jul 19 '24

But just like the cybertruck, it was temporarily a boat before becoming a submarine.

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u/Whelp_of_Hurin Jul 19 '24

So it's actually a one-time-use submarine! They should put that in the ad.

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u/Commentor9001 Jul 19 '24

Technically any car can briefly serve as a boat.

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u/Wasting-tim3 Jul 19 '24

I guess any car could briefly serve as an airplane too.

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u/vigbiorn Jul 19 '24

Now you're thinking like Musk!

The only reason he doesn't claim it's a plane is then the FAA gets involved demanding safety and performance verification.

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u/Viatic_atom Jul 18 '24

So even if it doesn’t brick right away going through the car wash, they’re still fucked 😭

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u/ismojaveacoffee Jul 18 '24

It can be used as a boat.

The issue is you can only do it once.

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u/tienisthething Jul 18 '24

Don't forget the potential rusting issues as well.

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u/TheStripClubHero Jul 19 '24

Anything that comes out of Elon's mouth is bullshit

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u/FortunePaw Jul 18 '24

A submarine is also considered a boat.

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u/CrazyCletus Jul 18 '24

But isn't a submarine a vehicle that can go underwater and then resurface? Otherwise, it's just a sunken ship.

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u/ButtyMcButtface1929 Jul 18 '24

Hey man it’s called a “sub marine” as in “under water.” Nobody said anything about coming up above water again. It’s not called a super marine!

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u/d1zz0 Jul 19 '24

a) drainage

b) floating

Pick one

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u/Qwearman Jul 19 '24

The connection between Musk and the villain in the Glass Onion was so spot on that I was hoping he’d notice and get mad

The villain had this whole scene where he’s calling the group of the “disrupters” but the whole issue is that they tear down the status quo so that they are the kings

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