Elon Musk says the Cybertruck can act as a boat

RDale · 2022-09-29T16:12:50-0400

Did anyone else see the Elon Musk tweet claiming that the Cybertruck can act as a boat?

I hope they try and show this at some point because I imagine it's going to be the "shatterproof glass" incident all over again.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1575508498430820352

Busted · 2022-09-29T17:18:10-0400

That is not necessarily a good thing, as I once found out crossing a creek in my HMMWV (HumVee). Instead of keeping contact and traction with the creek bottom, it "acted as a boat," floating me off the crossing site and into deeper water before swamping itself and sinking.

So I am not surprised -- so long as the doors are sealed it should displace enough water to float, and if balanced should stay upright. But unless you can steer and have propulsion that is stronger than the current, it ain't a good thing.

I am left wondering if they tried doing a water crossing, accidently discovered this, and decided to make it a "feature."

russ.tanton · 2022-09-29T20:09:57-0400

Busted said:
That is not necessarily a good thing, as I once found out crossing a creek in my HMMWV (HumVee). Instead of keeping contact and traction with the creek bottom, it "acted as a boat," floating me off the crossing site and into deeper water before swamping itself and sinking.

So I am not surprised -- so long as the doors are sealed it should displace enough water to float, and if balanced should stay upright. But unless you can steer and have propulsion that is stronger than the current, it ain't a good thing.

I am left wondering if they tried doing a water crossing, accidently discovered this, and decided to make it a "feature."

I had that crossing a stream with a Jeep…almost floated away in the river.

FM_Jack · 2022-09-29T20:38:57-0400

Busted said:
That is not necessarily a good thing, as I once found out crossing a creek in my HMMWV (HumVee). Instead of keeping contact and traction with the creek bottom, it "acted as a boat," floating me off the crossing site and into deeper water before swamping itself and sinking.

So I am not surprised -- so long as the doors are sealed it should displace enough water to float, and if balanced should stay upright. But unless you can steer and have propulsion that is stronger than the current, it ain't a good thing.

I am left wondering if they tried doing a water crossing, accidently discovered this, and decided to make it a "feature."

Yea I never got why it is a selling point. Cars on the roads, boats in the water.

ChasingCoral · 2022-09-29T21:23:23-0400

Simsonic · 2022-09-29T22:56:52-0400

Elon is a habitual liar. As much good as he has done for the EV market, he's just a rotten person. I rarely believe anything that comes out of his mouth. Wasn't the Cybertruck supposed to come out 5 years ago? What about Autopilot that Tesla owners are paying $15,000 a pop for...wasn't that supposed to be a feature 4 years ago? I am sure the Cybertruck can float, but it will be no boat. It'll be a buoy for a few hours, then it'll rust and be unusable within two months.

THEsocalledfan · 2022-09-29T23:00:44-0400

This is great to know. When I need a boat, I'll get a Tesla. However, I want a truck so I'll get a Ford.

704eer · 2022-09-30T00:15:54-0400

“briefly”

jodgey · 2022-09-30T06:55:41-0400

Do the have a propelleror some other means of powering motion in the water? I can’t imagine spinning four wheel will be terribly efficient or effective.

Fryballin · 2022-09-30T08:56:45-0400

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1575584718631800833

HellBoy · 2022-09-30T13:03:36-0400

V-A-P-O-R-W-A-R-E

HellBoy · 2022-09-30T13:04:13-0400

Fryballin said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1575584718631800833

LMAO

shocker · 2022-09-30T16:18:21-0400

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1575666590569287681

FM_Jack · 2022-09-30T16:23:44-0400

shocker said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1575666590569287681

LAME, that's not "underwater" still just through and no current.

Blair SVT · 2022-10-02T14:47:23-0400

I think what Elon meant is it can serve as an ANCHOR. Lol. Cybertruck about as useless as you can imagine. Concept. One proto. Anchor.

GoGoGadgetTruck · 2022-10-07T18:10:44-0400

Just so everyone knows, the Lightning can also act as a boat, briefly. (*)

also, he said this two years ago and was mocked back then, too: Elon Musk Bizarrely Claims The Tesla Cybertruck Will Float 'For A While' (jalopnik.com)

Torchinsky mentioned the VW thing this time:

Elon Musk Tweets That Cybertruck Will Have A Feature That VW Beetles Had Over 80 Years Ago - The Autopian

(*) for extremely short definitions of "briefly"

Elon Musk says the Cybertruck can act as a boat

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