Must have been a long, hard day at work?
Was this a gag?
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It was almost certainly a publicity stunt.
Doesn’t anyone think they tested the glass ahead of time for the demo?
Curiously, Tesla had replacement glass ready to go and the truck was repaired before they gave test drives.
“Time to get a new Timex, I’m afraid”.
When I was a kid, Timex used to run these commercials to demonstrate how durable Timex watches were. They would put a watch on a boat motor and run it for an hour and show it was still working. And they would always ask what time is it. Stuff like that.
One day they put the watch on a foot stool used by a Circus Elefant and had the Elefant stand on it. When the Elevant stepped off, they asked what time is it. And the guy was holding about a dozen pieces in his hand, and said “Time to get a new Timex I’m afraid.”
That’s a truck?
Looks like a lunar rover
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Just too fugly for me to care.
The stagecraft build up was incredible.
Fireworks, laser lights, colored clouds of fog and something thunderous. Then....this?
I almost think this was a prank. Surely they would have tested the glass out before. Right?
The CEO is a very eccentric sort of character.
It’s well known that he likes his spliffs every so often.
The window breakage was a retro event and a visual lie. The door glasses broken are safety glass. That is two pieces of double strength glass laminated with a butyl plastic inner layer. Safety glass was used for decades in automobiles after there were so many truly horrible accidents with ordinary glass.
Such glass was obsoleted for all glass except windshields decades ago. The replacement for safety glass is tempered.
Tempered glass is very strong and would likely resist a thrown object. However if subjected to a point impact, tempered glass shatters. The reason windshields are still safety glass is that a head impact will be coushioned by the safety glass. A head impact with tempered glass would likely kill
According to Fox News when the window shattered the Tesla stock dropped 6%.
Musk recently started a keto diet who’s main ingredient is spinach.
If you can afford this thing, then just custom order better glass.
Musk is also famous for this quote after one of his rockets that blew up: "Rapid unscheduled disassembly"
They said it was BULLET PROOF. Did he throw a bullet? NO!!! He threw an object that is MUCH HEAVIER.
So...more Fake News.
Well, at least he doesn’t throw like a girl.
The door held up well
I have always wanted a Humlorean!