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mulletbum • yesterday at 6:47 PM • 10 replies • view on HN

I like how "Jetson car" goes from driving George to work through the air to "10 seconds of air time is a Jetson car." No, it is nothing like the Jetsons. It is a cold air bomb waiting to explode and there is zero chance of it actually hitting the road other than in a few fake forms to pretend they did it.


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jordanb • yesterday at 7:50 PM

I felt the same way when they were calling the Segway skateboards "hoverboards" and referring to back to the future.

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kreetx • yesterday at 8:04 PM

I guess any LPG-installed car is also a "bomb" by your definition?

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mips_avatar • yesterday at 7:49 PM

It's basically the batmobile from Dark Knight. A small bridge jumper. Still pretty cool

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politician • yesterday at 9:48 PM

Do you feel the same way about every Red Bull stunt?

LogicFailsMe • yesterday at 7:51 PM

Now do the definition of AGI.

kulahan • yesterday at 8:53 PM

You think the jetsons vehicle wasn’t a flying bomb? You’re comparing a real, actually-flying car with a cartoon fantasy and complaining the real one isn’t real enough? I don’t even understand what the point here is

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buzzerbetrayed • yesterday at 9:17 PM

I bet Tesla is kicking themselves for not consulting mulletbum before building. They could have caught this if only the actual engineers at Tesla had your input.

tintor • yesterday at 9:46 PM

It doesn't have to be pressurized at all times!

You could only pressurize it right before your jumping stunt.

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