• Maya S. Trojan@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    6 hours ago

    I know this whole thing was gimmicky as shit but can someone explain to me what I am looking at here, specifically.

    edit: to be clear folks, I understand this is the flying roadster. I meant what am I supposed to be seeing about the underside that is different from an average Tesla that shows what it is that is funky that is going on.

    • KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 hours ago

      My spidey senses are telling me that it’s a stripped down car, but also that the entire bottom is hollow to allow for the suction. I think the squares are to split the suction and make it more reliable.

    • call_me_xale@lemmy.zip
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      6 hours ago

      Looks like an absolutely stripped-down skeleton of a car built specifically to do attention-grabbing stunts, and not even close to driveable under anything resembling normal conditions.

      • Maya S. Trojan@piefed.blahaj.zone
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        6 hours ago

        That’s the vibe I got from it as well, but I was wondering if anyone had better confirmation. Like I don’t know what the average Tesla looks like underneath so I don’t have anything to compare it to.

        But that was my guess, it’s hollow and completely rocket powered, even when it was “driving”, and remotely controlled.

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            1 hour ago

            It’s probably a light weight aluminum frame with a plastic body on top. I’d be surprised if the tires were even rubber and not rigid foam or something to save weight.