Funny Pictures Thread

jgf · Dec 10, 2023

Roy Magnes · Dec 10, 2023

Johnny Speed · Dec 11, 2023

Ruttman98 · Dec 11, 2023

rubaru · Dec 12, 2023

Ruttman98 said:
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I'm currently somewhere between 3 & 4. More 4, though, since my youngest is 14!

Ruttman98 · Dec 13, 2023

Neilski · Dec 13, 2023

Ruttman98 said:
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LOL!!

Truly though, the Cybertruck is the Emperors-new-clothes of road vehicles. I still can't believe it has been made real. Elon must be laughing his ass off every time he sees one.

Johnny Speed · Dec 13, 2023

Ruttman98 · Dec 15, 2023

Johnny Speed · Dec 15, 2023

Johnny Speed · Dec 16, 2023

it will be a interesting ride....

Ruttman98 · Dec 16, 2023

Ruttman98 · Dec 16, 2023

alexSchmurtz · Dec 17, 2023

RCHeliguy · Dec 17, 2023

RCHeliguy · Dec 17, 2023

Neilski said:
LOL!!
Truly though, the Cybertruck is the Emperors-new-clothes of road vehicles. I still can't believe it has been made real. Elon must be laughing his ass off every time he sees one.

The irony is that they completely redesigned the pickup truck from the first time since its inception and having owned a couple pickup trucks, I have to admit that there are a lot of very cool features and improvements in the CyberTruck. Form follows function and they stopped there. There is very little done in the way of aesthetics.

Neilski · Dec 17, 2023

RCHeliguy said:
The irony is that they completely redesigned the pickup truck from the first time since its inception and having owned a couple pickup trucks, I have to admit that there are a lot of very cool features and improvements in the CyberTruck. Form follows function and they stopped there. There is very little done in the way of aesthetics.

I can believe that there's a certain amount of "Form follows function" going on with it, but curves are genuinely better than straight lines in some cases. The silhouette and wheel arches just scream "drawn by a 4-year-old"

and I really feel like Elon was just responding to a dare when he built the thing.
I also wonder how awful the visibility is - the angle of the A pillars is nasty, and then there's the massive extra pillar at the quarter glass. Driving with blinkers on?

RCHeliguy · Dec 17, 2023

Neilski said:
I can believe that there's a certain amount of "Form follows function" going on with it, but curves are genuinely better than straight lines in some cases. The silhouette and wheel arches just scream "drawn by a 4-year-old" and I really feel like Elon was just responding to a dare when he built the thing.
I also wonder how awful the visibility is - the angle of the A pillars is nasty, and then there's the massive extra pillar at the quarter glass. Driving with blinkers on?

It has fantastic vision out the front. The side mirrors are really optional there are much better side view cameras and you would end up using those displays anyway. The same goes for the rear view. With the bed closed there is no visible rear view, instead there is a wide angle camera.

The sharp bends are that way because of how hard it is to form stainless steel. They needed the minimum number of bends they could get away with and curving was not an option. The SS body is the load bearing structure of the truck and it has less flex than a high end sports car. They are also using a SS alloy that is bulletproof. You can beat the hell out of it and it and it takes it. Granted it gets smucked up very easily with finger prints etc.