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[–] 84 points 3 weeks ago (20 children)

Musk “it’s a flying car!”

Car just falls slowly and doesn’t fly anywhere

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  • [–] 19 points 3 weeks ago (18 children)

    Fuck musk and all that, but this was a damn cool stunt and some seriously impressive engineering.

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  • [–] 55 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    Why does there have to be a "but" there? He didn't do any of the engineering, so fuck him regardless.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Unfortunately he paid the engineers to make this stunt for the sole purpose of increasing his wealth.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I don't think it's going to work out for him this time, but I've been wrong before

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  • [–] 28 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

    but, like, not really?

    all that tech already existed, and is used elsewhere on actually cool things that do stuff. it just wasn't applied to cars because there's no practical purpose aside from trying to boost public sentiment and stock valuation.

    sure it was sort of neat, but seeing real machines work on those principles is even neater. it just looks less cool because, y'know, safety

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    I would install a roof top parking on my house, transform the driveway into garden.

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  • [–] 88 points 3 weeks ago (16 children)

    Flying cars have been around for ages, they're called helicopters. They're loud, expensive and dangerous as every other idea for something equivalent is.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

    Helicopters aren't cars. But actual flying cars have indeed existed for at least ten years. I'm too lazy to go find this segment I watched on the topic, but I remember seeing one.

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  • [–] 23 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)
  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

    Gyrocoptors. They're closer to a flying car, since if you can drive a car, you can legally fly a gyrocoptor in the US. Just remember to file flight plans, and watch out for power lines. The way you land the things is to kill the engine.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    They've still got the same danger as helicopters. If something goes wrong, you can't glide and you'll likely just fall out of the sky.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    You do glide. The rotor providing lift isn't connected to anything, the lift is provided by horizontal speed. You'd have to literally hit a building, a mountain, or power lines to crash the things. You don't need a pilots license to operate them, because you basically can't crash them and the entire aircraft weighs quite a bit less than a car.

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    you upvoted this pic because... why though ?

    I upvoted this pic because... truly don't know.

    We are not the same

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  • [–] 20 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    People dick riding musk should know he's a fucking Nazi.

    People buying his cars should know they are enriching a fucking Nazi.

    People should know, the only people that are impressed by Nazi shit are Nazis.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Can be nazi and also make impressive car

    See bmw lol

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  • [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Is anyone really that excited to have cars crashing into your second story bedroom?

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  • [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children)

    I feel like I should speak up, because I feel deeply betrayed.

    We had established a solid timeline for moving forward with the project, and the current progress allows us to meet all prerequisites comfortably

    Despite our sincere expectations that we would now initiate our relationship, we find ourselves dumbfounded to have received such a curt and inconsiderate reply.

    Be advised that we're considering all our options, including litigation and not leaving the basement.

    Middling regards,
    Betrayed Person

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
  • Dude clean your phones camera lens, it’s super smudged and it’s making the screenshot all blurry

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    [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Loser rejected for eternity.

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