Modern trucks are effectively unibody in addition to the frame. Without the stiff cabin there is no way they can meet modern crash tests much less make a vehicle to modern comfort requirements. Think of putting a 2020 caddy interior in a 1980 gm pickup. Still going to suck. Rattle rattle squeak squeak every second of…

All sheared metal will have sharp burrs. 

On the other hand, I’ve never noticed a lack of sharpness in standard sheetmetal either.  I have more than 1 scar to prove it.

That really is the billion dollar question, and I think it’s because many of Elon’s ideas are just a knee jerk reaction to needing some insane news to keep the hype going and boost the stock. Anything to avoid the markets concluding that Tesla is becoming a “normal” car company, and shouldn’t be valued at such a crazy…

Which will happen within the first month of public production. Sandy Munro is chomping at the bit to tear one down

Unlikely to find out how its built stamped versus bent until someone gets there hands on one and takes it apart.

That is correct. The whole reason why the CT has the long flat panels is to avoid stamping and use folding; a method uncommon in the consumer car industry. In practice, it is a cost-saving measure, which is mostly eaten up by the material. The end result should be higher quality panels and a more rigist structure. But…

Both springback and crumpling problems are the result of faster work hardening in stainless steel relative to carbon steel. The crumple zone thing is just a math problem. You can certainly account for decreased plastic energy dissipation in the structural design. But if boy wonder already had a product launch before…

Stainless steel: all of the weight of regular steel, with the unforgiving stiffness of aluminum.

Stainless Steel only worked on the DMC-12 because the panels were not structural in any way. The doors were stronger for collisions but every panel bolted onto the fiberglass body tub.

another fun thing with stainless is that stuff keeps a razor sharp edge and you have to grind it down. Delorean inner door skins are…

It’s almost like Elon Musk is a dumbass with the intellectual depth of a 9 year old and only knows about stainless steel because it’s what the DeLorean from Back To the Future was made out of and it would be le epic bacon if his meme truck was made out of the same thing. 

Or maybe, just maybe, it has nothing to do with not wanting women that “don’t put up with shit” and everything to do with the fact that men value physical attractiveness more than women and young women tend to be the most physically attractive in most men’s eyes 🤷🏻‍♂️

It comes from the same people who defend billionaires and the like, and for the same reason: they would 100% do the same if given the chance.

Whenever I mock these men or the internet mocks these men, it’s hilarious that every single defense doesn’t address the criticisms. Yeah, we all know these relationships are consensual and adults can do what they want. None of that addresses the fact that these men are insecure, pathetic, and sad because they won’t…

Trains can lose, but whatever they hit never wins.

The headline made it sound like the train didn’t win, which seems plausible when we’re talking about a massive concrete beam. So I clicked on the video expecting the engine to get “obliterated” per the headline and... nope the train wins and it’s not even close. I’m going to show this to my son before when he starts…

I agree. The NTSB investigation will likely be short and the trucker and/or trucking company will be hit hard.

uh, no.

There is no unfortunate turn of events. The transport truck driver is obviously driving an oversized load without the necessary precautions in place to ensure public safety. 

You never, ever take an oversize load over a railroad track unless you have adequate space on the other side to get clear. If necessary you ask law enforcement to stop traffic so you can cross or turn onto a road to gain the necessary clearance. The trucking company is in a world of hurt.