Is that rust on the front of the “truck”?
“Patina”
It’s character , a shit one to boot
Don’t worry, that’s normal. It’s maturing.
Real question: how can you tell the difference between rust and a supposed patina that forms and changes over time? I’m not talking about Cybertrucks, those are just rusting. But some chromium based metals supposedly can do this over time and can look like rust initially. Does rust usually cause pitting or flaking?
No, patina is a thin layer of oxidation on top of the actual material from contact with the air.
Rust is corrosion from air + moisture, and causes pitting and flaking. Patina should just sit over the surface, but not distort the thing it’s on.
There is more nuance to it, but patina is on top, rust is the actual thing turning into rust
Thanks. I’ve got a metal decoration made from weathering steel that has what appears to be rust spots all over it. Allegedly it will do this onto the entire surface and eventually fade into a darker color. But it’s been pretty slow. But no putting or flaking at least.
MATADOR
That Cybertruck has DUI bars.
What are DUI bars?
When a road bike has drop handlebars that are turned upwards so that the rider can ride in a more upright position, resembling the horns in this photo.
It usually indicates that the rider is unused to riding a road bicycle, or that they purchased the incorrect bike for their needs. The joke is that people who lose their license or vehicle due to driving under the influence (DUI) are most likely to set up their bikes this way for the aforementioned reasons.
I’ve worked on many bicycles in my life, and usually in my experience people turn the handlebars upwards like that because they bought the bicycle used and have neck/back issues.
Does the cybertruck have just 1 giant wiper? That seems…fucking stupid. You can see the passenger top side of the windshield isn’t clear which might be needed. Also the wiper blade must surely be proprietary meaning, wait I can just look it up: $75. Less than I thought somehow.
Benz did it better with one
But that is Mercedes-Benz, a company that is already known for being able to design a car. The “cybertruck” looks like it was designed by a ten year old, and, as the wiper shows, not actually smartly executed.
I’m not a mechanical engineer but I’m still getting hot and bothered watching that. What a cool design!
Oh cool.
More footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSC9KrQYaW4
I have a 93 Mercedes with this system and I love showing off the wiper. Its unexpected motion brings joy to both mechanical nerds and regular people. No joke, people see it and can’t help but grin. It’s that perfect combination where it looks odd but also is immediately recognizable as clearly superior.
Must have been patents that kept it from catching on?
The wipers on the mercedes work better than two blade setups as well. You don’t get that trailing line of water off the tip of the wiper right in the center of your view because the one blade extends all the way to the edge, all the way across.
Mercedes is often at the forefront of new car tech. It doesn’t always catch on, though.
This is very pleasing
It is one blade and it has good enough reach that the drive would have no complaints about coverage.
The reason they did it like this is because Elon is over ambitious and over hypes everything and originally wanted a wiper that was vertical and moved in a linear motion back and forth across the windshield.
Obviously they didn’t engineer that and settled for the comically large standard blade that ships with it. I’m also curious how much one of those bad boys costs. Probably more than 2 for a standard car
Also where to get it. I don’t think AutoZone is carrying 50in wiper blades standard.
Yes that is exactly what it has lol
they wrote matador on the side lmfao
That is one way to improve visibility.
Looks like they have been through water in it? Seems like an EV use case, not needing air for combustion. But I wouldn’t trust a tesla to be air tight…
I don’t trust them to be water tight either…
If he lives anywhere that has ice that car won’t last more than a few years
Someone should clean up that garbage someone left in a parking space.
Can’t wait until it corrodes.
Apparently you won’t have to wait too long…
It’s on the wrong way
Lol that’s perfect
That’s the direction the longhorn was facing when the autopilot ran it down
Better they impale themselves than any pedestrians they run over.
At least it appears to leave the asphalt unlike most other pickups
That’s just the he “patina” from everyday driving.
They probably pay $89.99/month for the “rugged individualist” upgrade where someone smears dirt on it every 2 weeks. They probably threw in the horns as a bonus lol
Wow I’ve never seen one out in the wild before! I also wouldn’t have imagined anyone could make it look even more obnoxious but here we are lol
I can’t help but wonder what the dashcam and computer thinks of that shit 😂🤣
The glorified cruise control should be disabled if there are modifications like that.
Oh I’d certainly hope so, that’s a given. Still seems like it would trigger some sort of constant warning though.
As much as I hate cybertrucks and the sort of people who would buy them, I hate the diminishing of our property rights even more and thus have to object to the notion of manufacturers punishing people for exercising their right to modify their property. Frankly, the “glorified cruise control” ought to be Free Software to begin with so that the owner could modify it as well, to be compatible with the horns. (The owner would of course be legally responsible for the result, but that goes without saying since it’s how property law has worked for hundreds of years.)
What should happen is that if the modifications make the car unsafe (whether because of the cruise control, the horns themselves failing pedestrian safety standards, or otherwise), the government prohibits the owner from driving it on public roads. But the keys are that it would be a restriction by government (not the manufacturer) of how the thing could be used affecting the public (not whether it’s allowed to exist at all).
Yeah, without the last part I would’ve argued about safety, but restricting the use while allowing modification seems quite good. Except I’m not sure how to enforce safety checks often enough
Is every stupid shit legal in the US?
Fuck yeah!
Did you mean bullshit?
All the stupid shits.
All thanks to the Stupid Shit Party!
The Pretty Shitty Committee.
