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Well, the original comment was about "pushing more current through than the spec", and that's pretty much what we did...

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.

Sure, sorry if it came off as rude, wasn't intended that way

MFers will rather invent their own definitions for socialism and communism than read a book of theory. Sad.

The default standard power limit is still the same as it ever was on each USB version

Nah, the default power limit started with 100 mA or 500 mA for "high power devices". There are very few devices out there today that limit the current to that amount.

It all begun with non-spec host ports which just pushed however much current the circuitry could muster, rather than just the required 500 mA. Some had a proprietary way to signal just how much they're willing to push (this is why iPhones used to be very fussy about the charger you plug them in to), but most cheapy ones didn't. Then all the device manufacturers started pulling as much current as the host would provide, rather than limiting to 500 mA. USB-BC was mostly an attempt to standardize some of the existing usage, and USB-PD came much later.

I don't generally disagree, but

You don’t just double the current you send over USB and expect cable manufacturers to adapt

That's pretty much how we got to the point where USB is the universal charging standard: by progressively pushing the allowed current from the initially standardized 100 mA all the way to 5 A of today. A few of those pushes were just manufacturers winging it and pushing/pulling significantly more current than what was standardized, assuming the other side will adapt.

Most humans start to freak out and scream when a car is at ~15-20° bank angle. Some SUVs flip over at 30° bank angle. The steepest street on the planet is 35°.

Hiking trails are usually around 20-25°. You usually need to help yourself up with your hands when the slope goes beyond 40°.

Angles are a lot steeper in reality than what you think if you just look at the numbers.

If the ABS was faulty and fighting him, or the power brakes failed, there is 0 chance for a human to stop a 3000 kg truck rolling down a 26° slope, even with perfect grip. Whether it has hydraulic or fly-by-wire breaks, if the electronics were faulty it wouldn't matter.

I've had to stop my 2000 kg van from 110 km/h, on a relatively flat surface, when the ECU shat its pants in the rain and the engine died. Let me tell you, I weigh 80 kg, never skip leg day, and yet it took all my strength for a good 20 seconds whaling on the service brake to stop it (and yes, I made sure to let off a bit when a wheel locked). Add another metric ton or a steep hill and it would basically be impossible for all practical purposes.

A flat surface would be 0°, so it's from the bottom of the slope.

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.

If you actually look at the history of socialist states, you will see heads of party & state giving up their power in many cases. They're not all despotic dictators like western-capitalist propaganda will have you believe, there are noticeable differences in different societies and historic periods.

And actually, capitalist utopia is not possible without some form of "trickle-down economics". Even if everyone had perfect information, by preserving private property on means of production you are ensuring that some people will accumulate more wealth than others, leading to an exponentially growing power imbalance. Only by believing that the "brave entrepreneurs" will share their wealth with their workers can you believe in a capitalist utopia.

The 1060 is still hanging around ~2% usage on steam hardware survey, so it's not completely irrelevant yet.