# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 25, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442 "2022-04-25T22:50:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 450
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8986 "2024-02-14T03:39:19Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Looks like the “bulletproof” Cybertrucks rust like crazy if they get rained on. If you read the actual forum where that conversation takes place, it feels more like clickbait from a few random posts than anything persistent. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8987 "2024-02-14T03:55:26Z")
It may be clickbait from poorly sourced information, but I believe it’s been established that the Cybertruck manual contains surprisingly insistent instructions for the care of the stainless steel surfaces including immediately washing off road contamination like mud or road salt residue. It’s not clear whether this is to prevent staining or superficial surface corrosion or whether the panels are susceptible to deeper corrosion issues. In any case, not the sorts of instructions you’d expect for something being touted as a virtually indestructible military-style vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8988 "2024-02-14T04:10:58Z")
If you’re not willing to wash salt from the undercarriage of your car a couple times a day in the middle of the winter, do you even **deserve** a Cybertruck? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8989 "2024-02-14T05:01:48Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > If you’re not willing to wash salt from the undercarriage of your car a couple times a day in the middle of the winter You fool! You can’t just wash a Tesla. You’ll destroy the engine. > **[While Elon Musk Says the Cybertruck Can Float, Tesla Told a Guy His Model 3...](https://futurism.com/the-byte/cybertruck-boat-tesla-broke-because-car-wash)** > > Elon Musk is yet again hyping up the Cybertruck's potential as a boat. But as always, there's reason to doubt that these claims hold water. > [@](#): > > The owner, Andrew Lundeen, told Reuters as part of its recent investigation into the automaker’s reliability that his car lost power steering after driving it over a speed bump. When he took it in for repairs, a Tesla service manager told him that his power steering connector had corroded. The manager said that the likely culprit, unbelievably, was a car wash. Perhaps giving away the scope of the issue, he described this to Lundeen as a known problem. > > “This is the only car that I’ve ever heard of where a car wash can damage the wiring,” Lundeen told Reuters. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8990 "2024-02-14T07:12:41Z")
An update on Musk’s spectacularly idiotic attempt to sue Media Matters for defamation and disparagement: > **[Media Matters’ Very Strong Response To Elon Musk’s Very Dumb Lawsuit](https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/12/media-matters-very-strong-response-to-elon-musks-very-dumb-lawsuit/)** > > Last fall, we detailed the many, many, many, many problems of Elon Musk’s absolutely bullshit ridiculous lawsuit against Media Matters. Again, if you don’t recall, Media Matters found some examples… Media Matters has responded, per the linked summary article. The article’s conclusion: > [@](#): > > The case was garbage from the start, and the motion to dismiss explains why. I’m guessing the most likely move is to dismiss over the jurisdiction issue, followed by Musk appealing to the 5th Circuit, where Calvinball takes over and the court will probably make a mockery of every precedent applicable here, because that’s just how the 5th Circuit works. Which explains why this was filed in Texas — the intent was to appeal up into the Circuit’s galaxy brains. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8991 "2024-02-14T07:33:47Z")
From the quoted article: > “This is the only car that I’ve ever heard of where a car wash can damage the wiring,” Lundeen told Reuters. That’s about a Tesla, but one suspects similar restrictions might apply to the awesome bulletproof indestructible Cybertruck as well, to wit: Wash your indestructible Cybertruck™ **immediately** if it gets any kind of road crud on it. Caution: never use water, which will corrode the steel panels. Use only ultra-fine microfiber cloths soaked in Tesla™ brand perchloroethylene, and rub very gently. Never, never take your Cybertruck™ through a car wash, and never expose it to rain. Whenever possible, avoid exposure to direct sunlight or strong air currents. For maximum longevity, your Cybertruck™ should only be driven at night in cool, dry weather. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8992 "2024-02-14T07:36:28Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Wash your indestructible Cybertruck™ **immediately** if it gets any kind of road crud on it. Caution: never use water, which will corrode the steel panels. Use only ultra-fine microfiber cloths soaked in Tesla™ brand perchloroethylene, and rub very gently. Never, never take your Cybertruck™ through a car wash, and never expose it to rain. Whenever possible, avoid exposure to direct sunlight or strong air currents. For maximum longevity, your Cybertruck™ should only be driven at night in cool, dry weather. If Cybertruck begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head. Do not use Cybertruck on concrete. Cybertruck may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds. Do not taunt Cybertruck. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8993 "2024-02-14T14:36:54Z")
Maybe Tesla should recommend gently buffing the rust stains out of the panels with low-caliber gunfire. Maybe Tesla could sell a Telsa-branded submachine gun for this purpose, to go along with the Boring Company flamethrower. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8994 "2024-02-14T16:00:38Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Do not taunt Cybertruck. Cybertruck contains a battery core, which, if exposed due to rupture, should not be touched, inhaled or looked at. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8995 "2024-02-14T16:03:08Z")
No. No you don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8996 "2024-02-14T16:04:25Z")
Very clever. Made me Happy there. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8997 "2024-02-15T00:57:13Z")
Terrorists buy blue checks on Twitter-X, potentially running afoul of US sanctions. Oops. Gift link. > **[Terrorists Are Paying for Check Marks on X, Report Says](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/technology/terrorists-check-marks-x-report.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Vk0.1nhl.tEBam4Vj0_xa&smid=url-share)** > > The report shows that X has accepted payments for subscriptions from entities barred from doing business in the United States, a potential violation of sanctions. Report by Tech Transparency Project: > **[TTP - X Provides Premium Perks to Hezbollah, Other U.S.-Sanctioned Groups](https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/x-provides-premium-perks-to-hezbollah-other-us-sanctioned-groups)** > > The U.S. imposes sanctions on individuals, groups, and countries deemed to be a threat to national security. Elon Musk’s X appears to be selling premium service to some of them. X has taken premium subs from, “Hezbollah leaders, Houthi groups, and state-run media outlets in Iran and Russia.” Twitter-X reversed course from some of them today. Researchers identified 2 state affiliated accounts (Iran and Russia) with gold subs, costing $1000/month. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8998 "2024-02-15T01:08:49Z")
The Canyonero is starting to look pretty good by comparison. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/8999 "2024-02-15T01:12:05Z")
Yee haw! ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9000 "2024-02-15T02:04:23Z")
My crystal ball is telling me that when the Cybertruck fails, the Muskrats will be saying that it failed because Musk didn’t have much to do with it. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9001 "2024-02-15T02:55:04Z")
> HAW HAW HAW AREN’T I SUCH A CLEVER BOY ANYWAY BACK TO MISGENDERING AND DEADNAMING MY OWN CHILD ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9002 "2024-02-15T22:10:44Z")
If you were curious about how Elmo’s anti-bot crusade is going, just take a look at this bluecheck post and the bluecheck reaponses to it. > ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9003 "2024-02-15T22:17:09Z")
Joined in 2012, 42 posts, 1100 followers – alpha male! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9004 "2024-02-15T22:25:37Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > The reason the compensation package was questioned (and ultimately disallowed) was because Elmo, as CEO, wasn’t supposed to be powerful enough to essentially dictate his own pay to a noninally independent board of directors, whose primary constituency was supposed to be the shareholders. There was an inadvertently hilarious moment during a discussion of this on NPR. Radio announcer #1, obliviously: Yeah, so Musk had his hands all over his package! Radio announcer #2, immediately, without so much as a snicker: Yes, Musk’s _pay_ package. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9005 "2024-02-16T01:37:12Z")
He’s reportedly transferred SpaceX’s incorporation from Delaware to Texas, so that’ll show’em! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=449) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=451)