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Apparently the big problem is repair costs. They should buy Cybertrucks, those things are indestructible. One got in a head-on collision recently and didn't eve

Apparently the big problem is repair costs. They should buy Cybertrucks, those things are indestructible. One got in a head-on collision recently and didn't even get dented, no one in either car was hurt Edit: this is a joke, by the way

remh 3y ago
that's not how physics work
- FlyingAvatar 3y ago
  It can work if the other car took more of the damage than it would have compared to a collision with a "squishier" car. Would be interested to see a Cybertruck vs Cybertruck crash.
  - orenlindsey 3y ago
    > Cybertruck vs Cybertruck crash An unstoppable force hitting an immovable object.
  - remh 3y ago
    parent said: "no one in either car was hurt". If the cybertruck didn't have any damage it means that no energy was dissipated by "squishing it", basically it made the impact twice as bad (compared to a regular squishier car) for the occupants of both cars. Maybe indeed no one got hurt, but then it means that the crash was at super low speed.
    - theultdev 3y ago
      I saw the twitter post of what they're talking about. It was just the way the car hit it I guess, CT was basically untouched, everyone was fine, but it was high enough speed to total the other car. It's not really an indicator of anything, just an interesting happenstance. CT didn't crumple because it wasn't hit where it needed to crumple.
  - adolph 3y ago
    Cybertruck vs Cybertruck crash Postulate two spherical cybertrucken in a vacuum suspended from the same point by wire under Earth gravity acceleration. After contact each vehicle moves away from the point of contact with the energy equivalent of 1/2 the sum of each vehicle's input kinetic energy.
pedantsamaritan 3y ago
N=1. Cybertruck driver reported minor injuries: https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/28/24018383/tesla-cybertruck-crash-corolla-palo-alto https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/28/24018383/tesla-cybertruc...
rpcope1 3y ago
I really doubt that, but one thing that stands out is the usage of stainless steel body panels, which make repairs both harder and more expensive. Go ask anyone that had to repair a Delorean what they think of stainless for body panels..
kcplate 3y ago
> Edit: this is a joke, by the way Once again the HN community fails to spot obvious sarcasm. Y’all really need to get out more.

remh 3y ago

that's not how physics work

FlyingAvatar 3y ago
It can work if the other car took more of the damage than it would have compared to a collision with a "squishier" car. Would be interested to see a Cybertruck vs Cybertruck crash.
- orenlindsey 3y ago
  > Cybertruck vs Cybertruck crash An unstoppable force hitting an immovable object.
- remh 3y ago
  parent said: "no one in either car was hurt". If the cybertruck didn't have any damage it means that no energy was dissipated by "squishing it", basically it made the impact twice as bad (compared to a regular squishier car) for the occupants of both cars. Maybe indeed no one got hurt, but then it means that the crash was at super low speed.
  - theultdev 3y ago
    I saw the twitter post of what they're talking about. It was just the way the car hit it I guess, CT was basically untouched, everyone was fine, but it was high enough speed to total the other car. It's not really an indicator of anything, just an interesting happenstance. CT didn't crumple because it wasn't hit where it needed to crumple.
- adolph 3y ago
  Cybertruck vs Cybertruck crash Postulate two spherical cybertrucken in a vacuum suspended from the same point by wire under Earth gravity acceleration. After contact each vehicle moves away from the point of contact with the energy equivalent of 1/2 the sum of each vehicle's input kinetic energy.

pedantsamaritan 3y ago

N=1. Cybertruck driver reported minor injuries: https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/28/24018383/tesla-cybertruck-crash-corolla-palo-alto https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/28/24018383/tesla-cybertruc...

rpcope1 3y ago

I really doubt that, but one thing that stands out is the usage of stainless steel body panels, which make repairs both harder and more expensive. Go ask anyone that had to repair a Delorean what they think of stainless for body panels..

kcplate 3y ago

> Edit: this is a joke, by the way Once again the HN community fails to spot obvious sarcasm. Y’all really need to get out more.