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lauhareply
lemmy.world

Did you see the new Tesla Roadster demo with cold gas thrusters?

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DrSoapreply
lemmy.world

I think I'm out of the loop a bit. This is where all the flying car memes are coming from?

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hayvanreply
piefed.world

Yes, Tesla demonstrated a car shaped can of pressurized air. A lot of people think it's a flying car. It's neither flying nor a car.

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Stormyreply
thelemmy.club

Why wasn't it a car? Was it really all hollowed out?

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rainwallreply
piefed.social

Yup. Single seat, no actual driver in it, likely very little actual battery or other normal car equipment. They stated every "spare" inch was filled with pressured gas canisters to make it work.

Knowing how Tesla likes to lie in its marketing, it was most likely never a viable car. The fact that they are advertising that model for sale as "invite only" means it also won't ever be sold.

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Soounds like it was just like something to roll out at a county fair for people to say whao, and wasn't something they're selling or manufacturing for public sale.

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I WOULD try to solve that. But I'd maybe take a few cracks at World Hunger and Cancer first

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Yeah, it's low on the list, but it's still on the list if we're talking ALL the worlds resources

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He thought about world hunger, but after being told it was achievable he decided not to

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I would put it all into getting money out of politics. With enough of a donation, surely politicians would be willing to pull the ladder up after them and make future politicians honest.

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He could do that, and solve many problems facing mankind. He chooses not to.

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The issue is, he's only rich BECAUSE everyone is suffering. If he started fixing problems he'd become less rich because people would become less desperate and stupid.

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Besides, we have Acceleracers. I think. Do we? Did they ever make an ending?

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I mean just go play the Forza Horizon 3 or Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels expansions, right?

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You reached the end