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No need for brain programming. Some of them will have seen Cody Detwiler WhistlinDiesel test the CT. [1][2] He's of course overly dramatic and meant to be entertainment but I personally wish he would test every vehicle and should be the standard for durability testing. There are plenty of other Youtubers running into problems with the Cyber..... falling apart when doing things I did with my 80's Chevy without issue.

[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_scBKKHi7WQ [video][10 mins]

[2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK_EJ3DyiiA [video][21 mins]

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There was a follow up to see how much down force on the tow hook was needed to break the frame https://youtu.be/ubUXNSWGth0?t=419

was 10,500 lbs, done by JerryRigEverything

I enjoy his channel. He talks in one of his videos about the regret of getting a Cybertruck and putting his company logo on it now that it's so political. I assume others are probably having similar regrets.

In reference to the frame I can not even imagine breaking a frame. All my offroad and utility vehicles have had a steel frames that at worst might bend if I go all whistlindiesel on it. A big enough pothole can put a lot of stress on a frame. To me personally it feels like there is some similarity between the Tesla design philosophies and the OceanGate Titan submersible both of which needed significantly more stress testing.

whistlindiesel is one of the most annoying car-centered youtube creators. Dude constantly baits people into saying stuff and then he claims to be a victim to drum up support from his conservative followers. His script is so tired and predictable at this point.

i'm not saying dont post his links or anything, just giving some perspective for HN folks who might not be familiar with his shtick.

Absolutely. He trolled the general aviation crowd pretty hard. He also does some good once in a while like getting the cops to leave a high-school kid alone. [1] People may not like his style but I would like to see him troll more communities. Too many people take themselves way too serious in my opinion.

[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7uzYsRbukw [video][18 mins]

I do think people take themselves too, seriously, but I don’t think trolling is the solution or generally good.

I agree in spirit. I just don't know how else to quickly make a group expose itself for how uptight and stodgy it may be. When I was young I was a member of an amazing group that was down to earth, intelligent, well spoken, rational, well connected and they ruined me.

Now I find most groups to be fake on the outside and once one joins the true faces start to show. So I guess I like to see those groups exposed for who they are to prevent people from mistakenly joining them unless of course that is their thing.

eh, he's a pretty garbage person with a long list of sidekicks who have done crappy things. Sticking up for some kids for likes on youtube doesn't negate his long list of crappy actions.

True and I would not be surprised if some day one of his crew members gets hurt from all the dumb stunts they pull. Stunt people get hurt and these are not even seasoned stunt people, just random friends and orbiters. All that said I still want to see everything tested by him.

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