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Offline Neil Obstat

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Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
« on: February 18, 2018, 11:00:47 PM »
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  • .........But flat-earthers ask, "Who cares?"
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    Who cares? 
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    Re: Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
    « Reply #1 on: February 18, 2018, 11:16:27 PM »
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    One Million miles guaranteed
    Thermonuclear explosion-proof windshield
    If a window breaks in a TNE you get a full refund
    Zero to sixty mph fully loaded w/ 80,000 lbs. in 20 seconds
    No-payload acceleration 0-60 in 5 seconds 
    (Your car probably can't do that)
    Guaranteed seven cents per kilowatt hour operation cost
    Six motors in the 6 cab wheels
    Diesel trucks are twice as expensive
    This beats RAIL
    Impossible to jacknife so truck drivers' worst nightmare is now GONE
    But flat-earthers couldn't care less (maybe there are no FE truck drivers)
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    Offline Neil Obstat

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    Re: Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
    « Reply #2 on: February 20, 2018, 09:29:32 PM »
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    Flat-earthers are absolutely terrified by the Tesla truck.
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    Re: Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
    « Reply #3 on: March 01, 2018, 01:56:01 PM »
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    Actually, there might not be any flat-earthers in the market for a Tesla truck because they couldn't afford one anyway.
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    They would have to get billions more YouTube views of their fantasy flat-earthism videos to earn enough for a down payment.
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    Re: Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
    « Reply #4 on: March 01, 2018, 06:05:43 PM »
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    Actually, there might not be any flat-earthers in the market for a Tesla truck because they couldn't afford one anyway.
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    They would have to get billions more YouTube views of their fantasy flat-earthism videos to earn enough for a down payment.
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    This is the perfect example of an elitist attitude: scorn for those who appear to have less.     :barf:  


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    Re: Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
    « Reply #5 on: March 01, 2018, 06:42:44 PM »
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  • This is the perfect example of an elitist attitude: scorn for those who appear to have less.     :barf:  
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    Is that all you have to say about the truck that's going to transform the industry of distribution?
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    Re: Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
    « Reply #6 on: March 01, 2018, 11:09:27 PM »
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  • 65 mph up 5 degree climb? Not if you're behind a diesel that can only do 45. And the vine is a 7, I believe.

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    Re: Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
    « Reply #7 on: March 01, 2018, 11:18:54 PM »
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  • 65 mph up 5 degree climb? Not if you're behind a diesel that can only do 45. And the vine is a 7, I believe.
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    The Grapevine? (Golden State Freeway south of Bakersfield?)
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    Wait 'till you see fully loaded Tesla trucks passing up cars climbing the grapevine, going maybe 60 mph.
    Who knows, they might go 65. This is just the prototype.
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    Going DOWN the grapevine they'll have to obey the truck speed limit, though. I think it's 35 mph.
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    Eventually the Tesla trucks ought to be exempted from that, though.
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    Don’t Miss the Sign - 35 MPH Grapevine
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    For students, a 4.0 average grade is great, for truckers, not so much. The North-bound descent on I-5 in the “Grapevine” is a five-mile, six percent grade, with an average 4.0 percent grade over the five miles. This section of I-5 is posted for 65 mph for regular traffic and 35 mph for truckers and other vehicles that fall under CVC 22406 and 22407 VC, this is mainly three-axle trucks and vehicles towing a trailer or another vehicle. What many drivers don’t consider is that same CVC 22406 pertains to vehicles towing recreational vehicles, as well. In case you’re not good at math, that’s a 30-mph differential speed.
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    Re: Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
    « Reply #8 on: March 01, 2018, 11:34:24 PM »
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    Apparently there's a 45 mph speed limit for trucks going UP the grapevine, or south from Bakersfield.
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    So until the law is changed for Tesla trucks, they'll have to keep it slow there.
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    Re: Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
    « Reply #9 on: March 02, 2018, 06:23:12 AM »
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    One Million miles guaranteed
    Thermonuclear explosion-proof windshield
    If a window breaks in a TNE you get a full refund
    Zero to sixty mph fully loaded w/ 80,000 lbs. in 20 seconds
    No-payload acceleration 0-60 in 5 seconds
    (Your car probably can't do that)
    Guaranteed seven cents per kilowatt hour operation cost
    Six motors in the 6 cab wheels
    Diesel trucks are twice as expensive
    This beats RAIL
    Impossible to jacknife so truck drivers' worst nightmare is now GONE
    But flat-earthers couldn't care less (maybe there are no FE truck drivers)

    This is extremely cool.  Among other things, this will be great for traffic, not have to worry about those dumb trucks that take about 10 minutes to work their way up to highway speed ... especially at an onramp so that you're stuck behind them trying to get onto the highway at 25MPH.  Plus, all this for half the cost of a diesel truck?  This guy will own the market.  And, while I'm not an environmentalist per se, this will also eliminate all the nasty truck fumes.

    But what does this have to do with flat earth?

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    Re: Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
    « Reply #10 on: March 02, 2018, 06:24:34 AM »
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    Flat-earthers are absolutely terrified by the Tesla truck.
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    What the heck are you talking about?  What on earth does this have to do with flat earth?


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    Re: Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
    « Reply #11 on: March 02, 2018, 06:25:31 AM »
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  • Although ... most truck drivers these days are nuts, so I might be a little worried about putting this kind of power in their control.  About 3-4 decades ago, truck drivers were the best drivers on the road, and the most courteous.  Now they're the worst.

    Of course, the NEXT step is that these will be driverless trucks and will just automatically move cargo.  So you won't have to worry about drivers needing to sleep.  You could have one of these running for as long as it'll hold a charge.  Speaking of which, does it say how many hours it can run on a full charge?

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    Re: Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
    « Reply #12 on: March 02, 2018, 09:42:08 AM »
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    Flat-earthers are absolutely terrified by the Tesla truck.
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    You're so funny, Neil!  :laugh1:

    Actually, the other truck manufacturers are going to have to do something to compete with the Tesla Truck. I have a family member who works for Paccar, and he said recently that they are developing an truck that runs on AI, which will be partly self-driving. There will still be a driver, but he will more of a navigator, rather than a driver. 
    "It is licit to resist a Sovereign Pontiff who is trying to destroy the Church. I say it is licit to resist him in not following his orders and in preventing the execution of his will. It is not licit to Judge him, to punish him, or to depose him, for these are acts proper to a superior."

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    Re: Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
    « Reply #13 on: March 02, 2018, 11:28:43 AM »
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  • Here's a short video, for anyone who's interested, about Paccar's AI (artificial intelligence) self-driving or "autonomous" trucks. The little docuмentary was filmed at Paccar's tech center in Mt. Vernon, WA, not far from where I live. The autonomous truck will help to eliminate or reduce driver fatigue, and presumably cause less accidents.



    "It is licit to resist a Sovereign Pontiff who is trying to destroy the Church. I say it is licit to resist him in not following his orders and in preventing the execution of his will. It is not licit to Judge him, to punish him, or to depose him, for these are acts proper to a superior."

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    Re: Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Truck for Flat-Earth Customers Only!
    « Reply #14 on: March 02, 2018, 12:58:07 PM »
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  • Imagine when one of these stupid things malfunctions and drives through a red stop light at 50+ mph during rush hour.
    Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, and my fingers to war. ~ Psalms 143:1 (Douay-Rheims)