• barsquid@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    It has to be a sand race because the Cybertruck gets completely disabled from moisture.

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        5 months ago

        A cyber truck had a major malfunction and stopped working because it went into a car wash without being in “car wash” mode. The joke is that Cybertrucks cannot get wet.

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          5 months ago

          Ah… If I remember correctly; not being in a carwash mode caused the screen to freeze and because of a bug the hard reset took hours instead of minutes. The car was back up and running the next day and I believe the bug has been patched as well

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          5 months ago

          Which is doubly funny when you remember Elon claimed at one point the Cybertruck could be used as a boat.

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            5 months ago

            And will get stained by tree sap. You should avoid the extreme use-case of parking near trees.

            It’s also why I love the fact that it has a tent accessory, despite being a car that can’t handle being outside.

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            5 months ago

            Because the stainless steel is not stainless and a protective coating is optional, not standard like… you know, on every other car.

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              5 months ago

              Stainless steel that gets coated is no longer stainless steel. Stainless steel requires exposure to sufficient oxygen in order to maintain the protective oxide layer.

              These are rudder bolts from the same gudgeon on my sailboat. The black stuff is anoxic corrosion.

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                5 months ago

                TIL.

                I suppose that’s why nobody makes car body panels out of it.

            • TimmyDeanSausage @lemmy.world
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              Well, it’s very meaningful to continue to support your emotional support corporations. They need us as much as we need them. That’s why you need to buy the product, and the “continued use” package. They’re not charging extra for standard things just to charge extra. It’s about the continued closeness in your relationship with daddy Tesla.

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            5 months ago

            Except it doesn’t. It’s not the body panels that are rusting. It’s the airborne iron particles (mostly) from brake rotors that land on the stainless steel and react with it causing rust but it’s actually just surface contamination and cleans up rather easily. This is in no way issue exclusive to the Cybertruck. It just doesn’t react like that on a painted surface. Fallout remover is a commonly used product among car detailers.