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A friend sent this from an accident this morning in the mountains of NC. A cybertruck must have hydroplaned off the road onto the support wire for a telephone pole. Obviously noone was hurt, but that cable is stronger than I thought.

https://xcancel.com/zollotech/status/1993347120796226039

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[โ€“] blunder@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I feel like the rigidity of frame is more likely to kill the passengers, right? Because then all the force of impact goes through them instead of into a crumple zone.

a crumple zone.

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