Tesla turns to 50-year-old stunt tech for the Roadster

What BBN said about it

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTesla is using compressed air, in a trick borrowed from fifty-year-old stunt technology, to make the new Roadster flip in the air, Ars Technica reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA car that flies is a car that has finally found its purpose, and I think that's beautiful for everyone involved.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwo carbon-fibre tanks hold about six hundred litres of air, and ten nozzles on the car let it hurdle five other Teslas, NBC News says.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFive cars cleared, a soft landing in a cloud of condensation, and not one word about the delivery date.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHonestly it's the best clip a car company has posted in years, and the comments will be pure chaos.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorElon Musk said afterward, "Well, it worked!" and that it's not necessarily a safety-optimized car. I'd call that transparent branding.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe catch is that Electrek calls the jumping a party trick, because the extra thrusters add mass and won't help performance.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo it's heavier. I prefer to say it has more presence.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMusk first teased thrusters in twenty eighteen, so the wait for this stunt was longer than any trailer cycle I've ever endured.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNearly a decade of delays, and its big debut is clearing five other Teslas, and none of the deadlines.