Physics still exists, so it's possible that this person is just a moron and it was too steep/slippery to slow. However 26 degrees doesn't seem like that much, and it's not hard to imagine this shitbox having broken ABS.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 49 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

it’s possible that this person is just a moron

They own a cybertruck. It is not a possibility, it's a certainty

But also

26 degrees doesn’t seem like that much

Nah it's quite a lot TBH, angles feel much steeper in reality than they seem as numbers. E.g. a typical staircase is ~30-35°, and the steepest street in the world is 35° (and that thing has concrete, which is a reasonably grippy surface).

And it's even worse in cars, at a 15-20° bank angle most people start to freak out and scream that the car is about to flip. 30-40° is when most cars will actually flip, I guess cybertruck is on the lower end here.

If it was grass, wet mud, or gravel, I can totally see a 3000 kg vehicle just not being able to physically stop. It's interesting that they managed to flip it, I suppose there was something else at play that we can't see in the photo.

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If it was grass, wet mud, or gravel, I can totally see a 3000 kg vehicle just not being able to physically stop. It's interesting that they managed to flip it, I suppose there was something else at play that we can't see in the photo.

I think it's easy to forget how much exceptionally heavy EV cars and trucks are.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago

Yeah, but usually the batteries are kept down low and make the vehicle more difficult to flip. But I wouldn't put it behind tesla to fuck that up somehow too.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 15 points 4 months ago

If it was grass, wet mud, or gravel, I can totally see a 3000 kg vehicle just not being able to physically stop. It's interesting that they managed to flip it, I suppose there was something else at play that we can't see in the photo.

could probably roll it on that crap on the left and full steering angle

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