Submitted 20 hours ago by Joker@sh.itjust.works to technology@lemmy.zip
A new video posted on X and TikTok shows firefighters attempting to break the Cybertruck’s windows. However, despite wielding heavy axes, it takes three blows to see the first crack and over 12 blows to break the window completely.
Should have tried throwing a baseball sized rock at it that seems to work
For anyone who has somehow not seen it…
Cybertruck bros: That’s so fucking cool how strong this truck is
I can’t wait for some manufacturing issue that leads to them catching on fire. That seems like were this is going.
I mean, do we really want to save people who are dumb enough to buy this piece of shit? If there is a silver lining to this monstrosity this is it.
While I think the car is ridiculous too, that’s a cruel thing to say.
I guess you could be an innocent family member of the dummy who bought it.
Why are they using an axe and not any of the specifically made tools to break a window? A spring loaded window punch shouldn’t take up any appreciable amount of space or weight on a suited up fireman.
It’s laminated glass. Those window breaking tools only work for tempered glass. You might get it to spiderweb but the plastic layer between the glass panels is still going to hold it intact.
I dunno. If an axe isn’t getting the job done, I don’t know that a window punch is going to be any better.
These windows were designed this way, because Tesla’s “safety” features for the cybertruck are for delusional men who think they need to survive a highway gunfight, rather than to be able to escape the car in the event of an emergency.
And they aren’t bulletproof anyways.
I have no idea.
Not only because a punch is a smarter glass break, but also because an ace at a car with someone in it is a FUCKING STUPID IDEA.
Spent years as a volunteer firefighter, near a major highway so ive done… A lot of extrications.
If you notice, the consistent thing there is not smashing a window toward the damn victim in the car.
Side note, I highly recommend a seat belt cutter, an automatic punch, and a light be in every car for emergencies. The holidays are coming, make them a stocking stuffer. They even have those combo ones that are ridiculous looking, but have all three features, and they fit in a glove box.
Also, please be safe when driving during the holidays. The day before thanksgiving was almost as bad as new years eve, so please, be careful. And if you are going out get a DD or an uber/lyft/whatever.
Its never fun getting dead kids out of a car. Its much less fun when you know they were in town to visit their parents.
/rant-ish.
I feel like it also good to have doors that can be opened in a mechanical faction.
Yeah that’s not going to work with this. They armored it just enough to say it’s armored.
Your first bullet point is why your way of doing this is “FUCKING STUPID”, which one look at the picture would have told you.
What a stupid car.
Reminds me of: m.youtube.com/watch?v=EDYI8gBK8_I&t=23
Maggoty@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
So it’s strong enough to prevent timely rescue but too weak to protect you. That’s hilarious. Just perfect.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 hour ago
You could even say it is the nail in the coffin