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One dead after Tesla Cybertruck catches fire outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas

13 points by n1b0m 2y ago

dredmorbius 2y ago
Dupe: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42568936 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42568936>
MBCook 2y ago
There’s a video on X of the explosion from a security camera. Looks like a ton of big fireworks in the frunk. Assuming this is just an accident, maybe right above a hot motor is not a great place to put a whole bunch of fireworks in a tight area.
- bearjaws 2y ago
  On the M3 the frunk doesn't get that hot from the motors, and the heat pump is there too.
  - MBCook 2y ago
    In my non-Tesla EV it gets warm, but not hot. I wouldn’t put fireworks there either way. Doesn’t matter either way. I looked at the video again, it was in the back.
- EA-3167 2y ago
  Amazingly enough it's looking like an actual potential attack, with fireworks as part of a crappy IED. Possibly linked to what happened in NOLA, given that both vehicles were rented on the same app. Only casualty was the driver.
  - Terr_ 2y ago
    > Possibly linked to what happened in NOLA, given that both vehicles were rented on the same app. I don't see how the same rental service being involved would make for a strong connection, unless it's the same renter/driver returned from the dead.
    - MBCook 2y ago
      If you’re going to do something, I can see why you wouldn’t want to do it in your own car. I can also see why someone might think a “fringe“ rental service is less likely to work well with the police than Avis or Hertz. Until further evidence, I agree it seems a lot like a coincidence.
      - EA-3167 2y ago
        The driver of the Tesla appears to have been in the Army as well, which again could just be a coincidence, but those coincidences are adding up. We have two terrorist attacks that nearly overlap. Both were carried out (at least in part) by people who served in the Army. Both involved cars rented from the same niche service. Both involved IED's. So yeah, who knows, but I won't be shocked if there's a connection.
        cmurf 2y ago
        Both are American citizens. Trump, Speaker, Fox News all repeating this is due to open borders.
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13 points by n1b0m 2y ago

Dupe: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42568936 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42568936>

There’s a video on X of the explosion from a security camera. Looks like a ton of big fireworks in the frunk. Assuming this is just an accident, maybe right above a hot motor is not a great place to put a whole bunch of fireworks in a tight area.

bearjaws 2y ago
On the M3 the frunk doesn't get that hot from the motors, and the heat pump is there too.
- MBCook 2y ago
  In my non-Tesla EV it gets warm, but not hot. I wouldn’t put fireworks there either way. Doesn’t matter either way. I looked at the video again, it was in the back.
EA-3167 2y ago
Amazingly enough it's looking like an actual potential attack, with fireworks as part of a crappy IED. Possibly linked to what happened in NOLA, given that both vehicles were rented on the same app. Only casualty was the driver.
- Terr_ 2y ago
  > Possibly linked to what happened in NOLA, given that both vehicles were rented on the same app. I don't see how the same rental service being involved would make for a strong connection, unless it's the same renter/driver returned from the dead.
  - MBCook 2y ago
    If you’re going to do something, I can see why you wouldn’t want to do it in your own car. I can also see why someone might think a “fringe“ rental service is less likely to work well with the police than Avis or Hertz. Until further evidence, I agree it seems a lot like a coincidence.
    - EA-3167 2y ago
      The driver of the Tesla appears to have been in the Army as well, which again could just be a coincidence, but those coincidences are adding up. We have two terrorist attacks that nearly overlap. Both were carried out (at least in part) by people who served in the Army. Both involved cars rented from the same niche service. Both involved IED's. So yeah, who knows, but I won't be shocked if there's a connection.
      - cmurf 2y ago
        Both are American citizens. Trump, Speaker, Fox News all repeating this is due to open borders.
        deleted 2y ago
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