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charlesfries • today at 1:42 AM • 13 replies • view on HN

What is the practical use case of this? https://x.com/JehovaTrades/status/2110906028971938252


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ndriscoll • today at 2:55 AM

Literally dozens of scenarios have been documented. e.g. https://youtube.com/watch?v=f1B21Nd9oZ4&t=1000s

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soderfoo • today at 3:13 AM

Americans will do anything to avoid roundabouts.

cjbgkagh • today at 1:49 AM

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.

iugtmkbdfil834 • today at 1:49 AM

You were never stuck in traffic I take it:D Insurance will be a bitch, but people will move out of your way.

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mrheosuper • today at 2:04 AM

WTF, that the most cartoonist thing i've seen today. Does it really have to do the flip ?

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mcmcmc • today at 6:13 PM

Flexing on the poors

ls612 • today at 2:08 AM

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.

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morkalork • today at 1:48 AM

To play Spy Hunter irl?

phoghed • today at 2:04 AM

Uhh to be sick af?

td521534f12 • today at 1:51 AM

To brag to other, lesser billionaires.

carlosjobim • today at 4:15 AM

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.

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