Only if you believe this to be representative of a road legal car. I find it easier to believe that it's a purpose-built stunt prototype, otherwise they couldn't stop talking about how clever they were solving the seemingly infinite list of engineering challenges and contradictions that make it an actual car that actual people can drive on an actual road.
FWIW if you’re that concerned about scaring other people out of your way you could just wave a gun around out the driver’s side window. You’d spend less money and get your desired effect.
What is the practical use case of having a bunch of high powered jets all around the car? It could be used to automatically avoid fatal accidents, or at least reduce risk and damage in an accident situation. I thought everybody who watched the presentation video would reach that conclusion.
> SpaceX thinks it knows why its newest Starship spacecraft went boom this week. "Initial analysis indicates the potential failure of a pressurized tank known as a COPV, or composite overwrapped pressure vessel, containing gaseous nitrogen in Starship's nosecone area, but the full data review is ongoing," the company wrote in an update on Thursday (June 19).
you know what happens to you if a jet engine moves your car out of the way? you have the accident inside your car by yourself, you become the accident. physics states that all forces will be equal.
Literally dozens of scenarios have been documented. e.g. https://youtube.com/watch?v=f1B21Nd9oZ4&t=1000s
Nice ;)
Americans will do anything to avoid roundabouts.
Neat, but that car has to be practically empty. It appears to have very low inertia.
By rough estimate, using hydroxide jet packs as a reference, I’d say they got it down to about 600kg.
That would be impressive.
Only if you believe this to be representative of a road legal car. I find it easier to believe that it's a purpose-built stunt prototype, otherwise they couldn't stop talking about how clever they were solving the seemingly infinite list of engineering challenges and contradictions that make it an actual car that actual people can drive on an actual road.
You were never stuck in traffic I take it:D Insurance will be a bitch, but people will move out of your way.
FWIW if you’re that concerned about scaring other people out of your way you could just wave a gun around out the driver’s side window. You’d spend less money and get your desired effect.
You're forgetting that other drivers very well may be armed with an even bigger gun.
Some of us don't live in countries where this is acceptable.
Why would you suggest something so unnecessarily violent?
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WTF, that the most cartoonist thing i've seen today. Does it really have to do the flip ?
yes
To show off? Like whatever you think of it the market for supercars is rich men who want to show off so Tesla is playing in that market.
Sexist much? https://www.instagram.com/supercarblondie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule
To play Spy Hunter irl?
Uhh to be sick af?
Flexing on the poors
To brag to other, lesser billionaires.
What is the practical use case of having a bunch of high powered jets all around the car? It could be used to automatically avoid fatal accidents, or at least reduce risk and damage in an accident situation. I thought everybody who watched the presentation video would reach that conclusion.
> It could be used to automatically avoid fatal accidents
I find it genuinely hilarious that anyone could possibly think this is a good idea.
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> It could be used to automatically avoid fatal accidents…
Or make a few! https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/...
> SpaceX thinks it knows why its newest Starship spacecraft went boom this week. "Initial analysis indicates the potential failure of a pressurized tank known as a COPV, or composite overwrapped pressure vessel, containing gaseous nitrogen in Starship's nosecone area, but the full data review is ongoing," the company wrote in an update on Thursday (June 19).
You are correct in that almost nobody commenting here watched the presentation.
By propelling you onto the sidewalk and crushing whatever poor pedestrian happened to be there?
I look forward to phantom braking changing to phantom launching your ass into the ceiling of an underpass
you know what happens to you if a jet engine moves your car out of the way? you have the accident inside your car by yourself, you become the accident. physics states that all forces will be equal.
If the car doesn't cause fatal accidents in the first place.