# Cybertruck explodes outside Trump hotel in vegas, one dead \[2025-01-01\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** breaking-news, trump\ **Created:** [January 1, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464 "2025-01-01T22:44:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/21 "2025-01-02T01:52:01Z")
Honestly, that was my thought, as well. But i suppose we’ll learn more. Heck, it might even have been an accident. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/22 "2025-01-02T01:55:33Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > > And, as per the AP, the Cybertruck was rented through the Turo car-sharing app, which – perhaps not coincidentally – is being reported as having also been the case with the truck used in the New Orleans attack. > > So a coordinated Turo-ist attack? This line deserves a lot more accolades than it’s garnered so far. Bravo, Good Sir. Bravo! 👏 👏 👏 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/23 "2025-01-02T02:03:20Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > > [@Ellecram](#): > > > > A cybertruck, fireworks and a trump hotel. > > [Carnac the Magnificent] “Name three duds!” I’ve stolen this. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/24 "2025-01-02T02:05:28Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > > [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > > > > [@Ellecram](#): > > > > > > A cybertruck, fireworks and a trump hotel. > > > > [Carnac the Magnificent] “Name three duds!” > > I’ve stolen this. 🤣 Yes it’s an awesome response! ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/25 "2025-01-02T02:15:05Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff. The planets had to align for this one. I wish I could bronze it and hang it up in the Smithsonian. Alas, I have but this humble golf clap to offer. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/26 "2025-01-02T02:16:04Z")
> [@Ellecram](#): > > I am old enough to hear that in Johnny Carson’s voice. You know, I’ve never thought of that. But I’m old enough, too. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/27 "2025-01-02T02:18:09Z")
Yup. Sad, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/28 "2025-01-02T02:41:03Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > You know, I’ve never thought of that. But I’m old enough, too. Yep. [If only there could have been a sheep involved.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C59uB9ReK9U) ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/29 "2025-01-02T02:46:34Z")
My favorite one was “Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.” I couldn’t find it on a quick search. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/30 "2025-01-02T02:52:48Z")
I loved that character! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/31 "2025-01-02T06:56:55Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > This one didn’t even break the front windows of the hotel. Didn’t even _crack_ them. > **[Cybertruck design helped ‘limit damage’ from explosion, Las Vegas sheriff says...](https://gazette.com/news/wex/cybertruck-design-helped-limit-damage-from-explosion-las-vegas-sheriff-says/article_31b1d129-869d-58b1-9936-34f18c51964e.html)** > > An investigation into the Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, found that the structure of the vehicle helped limit damage. > “What I also would like you to pay attention to on that video as you see that, it looks like the exterior of that truck is completely intact as it sits there,” McMahill said. “The fact that this was a Cybertruck really limited the damage that occurred inside of the valet because it had most of the blast go up through the truck and out. In fact, if you look on that video, you’ll see that the front glass doors at the Trump Hotel were not even broken by that blast.” Not sure if Tesla really wants to use that in their advertising copy, but it does seem like if you’re going to use a Cybertruck for your car bomb, you might want to pack it with something with a bit more oomph. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/32 "2025-01-02T08:19:00Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WUtE3QlTpKI/maxresdefault.jpg "Volkswagen Polo - "Terrorist" Commercial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUtE3QlTpKI) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/33 "2025-01-02T10:54:03Z")
Can’t let this go by unnoted: > [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > > [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > > > an impromptu mini-burning man event > > Which they succeeded in. \< golf clap \> \< gets into handbasket \> ---
**Author:** ![yendis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ed8c4c/32.png) [@yendis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yendis)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/34 "2025-01-02T11:21:53Z")
The design of the Cybertruck limited the damage in the same way that the design of every truck would limit the damage. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/35 "2025-01-02T11:25:21Z")
Early unconfirmed web chatter has named the Las Vegas driver and claimed he was a Trump supporter and US Army veteran who had been stationed at the same base as the New Orleans driver/shooter. We’ll see if any of that is true in due course, I assume. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/36 "2025-01-02T13:22:57Z")
I had not seen that before; thanks for the cite. Wow. That’s in amazingly controversial taste for a major corporation with a major ad agency. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/37 "2025-01-02T13:26:44Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Wow. That’s in amazingly controversial taste for a major corporation with a major ad agency. Thankfully, it’s actually a spoof by someone. VW was quite pissed, actually, and considered legal action. > **[Suicide bombing 'ad' not made by Volkswagen, it's actually a 15-year-old spoof](https://theprint.in/hoaxposed/suicide-bombing-ad-not-made-by-volkswagen-its-actually-a-15-year-old-spoof/550804/)** > > The 32-second video going viral on Twitter features a man detonating a bomb while parked in a car on a busy street. However, the explosion is confined to the vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/38 "2025-01-02T13:34:38Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > Wow. That’s in amazingly controversial taste for a major corporation with a major ad agency. > > Thankfully, it’s actually a spoof by someone. OTOH, I remain astounded that this (real) ad was ever aired: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JtbtRKlyfHY/hqdefault.jpg "Sabra Hummus Party :45") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtbtRKlyfHY) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/39 "2025-01-02T13:47:28Z")
Perhaps I am stupid, but I don’t see anything objectionable or controversial or undesirable about it. Yes, it’s an over the top setup with a cute / silly / inane punchline. And the whole conceit has little to do with the product. But IMO that describes one heck of a lot of advertising decade in and decade out. What am I missing? I admit I can’t make out what the tall teen with the hat says to the smaller teen confronted by the parents; that might be the key. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/40 "2025-01-02T13:50:51Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I admit I can’t make out what the tall teen with the hat says to the smaller teen confronted by the parents; that might be the key. “I thought your parents were in the Mediterranean”. I believe that’s [Matty Cardarople](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matty_Cardarople), BTW. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464.md?page=3)