# 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:** 481
**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:** [May 14, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9636 "2024-05-14T13:27:31Z")
George Soros probably snuck up to it in the dead of night and tore the panel off to make everybody hate Elon. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9637 "2024-05-14T15:11:18Z")
> [@Capn\_Carl](#): > > How do we know the panel just fell off? I think it cut itself free and ran off from embarrassment. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9638 "2024-05-14T15:21:19Z")
**It’s cybernetic!** **It’s a truck!** **IT’S THE CYBERTRUCK!** Yes, it’s the Cybertruck! The driving sensation that’s sweeping the nation! Only $80-100,000 at your local Tesla dealership! Get one today! Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, and children under 10 should avoid prolonged exposure to the Cybertruck. Caution: The Cybertruck may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds. The Cybertruck contains a liquid core, which, if exposed due to rupture, should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at. Do not drive the Cybertruck on asphalt. Discontinue use of the Cybertruck if any of the following occurs: - itching - vertigo - dizziness - tingling in extremities - loss of balance or coordination - slurred speech - temporary blindness - profuse sweating - or heart palpitations. If the Cybertruck begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head. The Cybertruck interior may stick to certain types of skin. When not in use, the Cybertruck should be returned to its special container and kept under refrigeration. Failure to do so relieves the makers of Cybertruck, Tesla, Inc., and its owner, Elon Musk, of any and all liability. Ingredients of the Cybertruck include an unknown glowing green substance which fell to Earth, presumably from outer space. The Cybertruck is being used by agents patrolling the Mexican border and is being dropped by Ukrainian warplanes onto the Russian military. Do not taunt the Cybertruck. The Cybertruck comes with a limited warranty. **The Cybertruck! Accept no substitutes!** ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9639 "2024-05-14T16:03:50Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > I’ve seen it described as a Pontiac Aztek crossbred with a DeLorean and can’t disagree. There has got to be some El Camino DNA in there somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9640 "2024-05-14T16:05:47Z")
Nah. El Caminos could be cool if done right. There is NFW a Cybertruck could ever get within a furlong of cool. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9641 "2024-05-14T16:07:38Z")
Au contraire - shrink it down to Hot Wheels size, and it would be an awesome car for some 6 year old to show off to friends ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9642 "2024-05-14T16:15:38Z")
Coat a door stop in silver spray paint and tack some wheels to it and BOOM, you got a toy Cybertruck. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9643 "2024-05-14T16:16:29Z")
> [@Capn\_Carl](#): > > How do we know the panel just fell off? If it had fallen off some time ago, the parts under it would be in visibly deteriorated condition. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9644 "2024-05-14T16:19:55Z")
We don’t, and it almost certainly didn’t. I don’t know what’s going on in this photo but the lift gate is matte black and the interior panel of the bed is removed (you can see right through into the bed). The FB group that screenshot is from is about half CT-hating trolls. I hate the CT more than the next guy but I see no reason to buy this random tweet of a FB screenshot of a no-context picture at face value. Dopers should be better than this. ---
**Author:** ![Capn\_Carl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9645 "2024-05-14T17:12:05Z")
Agreed, on all points. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9646 "2024-05-14T17:15:14Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > Dopers should be better than this. I’m not sure how many people really believe it’s true and how many are just acting like it is because it’s funny to pretend that it is. A variation of Poe’s Law, as it was. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9647 "2024-05-14T17:29:31Z")
Pretty much. If a panel actually had fallen off a CT, would anybody really be shocked by it at this point? Like I stated earlier - the fact people consider it plausible is bad enough by itself. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9648 "2024-05-14T17:40:07Z")
In my Facebook Marketplace feed someone is selling a Cybertruck for$138,000 (originally $185,000) and the item right beside it is an AMC Gremlin modified into a truck and the Gremlin is so much cooler looking. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9649 "2024-05-14T17:42:50Z")
Is it anything like this? [![](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6e/9b/7d/6e9b7dd7b70043f7064fa643f72537b6.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6e/9b/7d/6e9b7dd7b70043f7064fa643f72537b6.jpg) [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSJjGx6utDYko9SOVvxH3PbicMk1Ird7FbLKWG5qx4vZP8rs3BhLErF5_965Yb2tzsI8yo&usqp=CAU) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSJjGx6utDYko9SOVvxH3PbicMk1Ird7FbLKWG5qx4vZP8rs3BhLErF5_965Yb2tzsI8yo&usqp=CAU) ---
**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:** [May 14, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9650 "2024-05-14T17:54:37Z")
As the one who posted the picture that provoked the debate: I neither know not care how or why the panel is gone. The funny part, to me, is the cheap-ass manufacturing underneath. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9651 "2024-05-14T18:17:24Z")
And as the one who postulated that the panel fell off because of user error in allowing it to get wet, I neither know nor care why the panel is gone. I was making fun of the fact that the steel panels literally will stain if they get wet and are not immediately dried. Something [actually noted in the owner’s manual](https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/cybertruck/en_us/GUID-65384C1F-86F2-44E8-A8BC-8A12E7E00A40.html). That is funny to me. .ETA: If this isn’t _the_ funniest caution in a vehicle owner’s manual of all time, it’s pretty far up there: > CAUTION > > Do not wash in direct sunlight. ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9652 "2024-05-14T18:19:50Z")
I take issue with with the caption, especially the part about it being “just plastic” The exposed substrate looks a little unconventional but I have no reason to think it is majorly plastic from the photo. There appears to be two visible sections of very obviously cast or forged frame member. I seem to recall that the cybertuck is at least partially stressed skin construction so the panel is itself structural. As has been said before, there is plenty to be rightly critical of without making crap up. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9653 "2024-05-14T21:21:01Z")
I frankly don’t care if the story of the wayward body panel is true or not, any more than I care if a priest, a rabbi and a baptist minister ever actually walked into a bar together. It’s not like I’m going to repeat it as fact. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9654 "2024-05-15T02:38:25Z")
Tesla - which does not have a PR department and does not advertise - is running ads on Twitter asking shareholders to give Elmo more money. > **[Elon Musk's Telsa is buying ads on Elon Musk's X to get Elon Musk's $55...](https://qz.com/elon-musk-tesla-pay-shareholders-vote-x-ads-stock-1851476126)** > > A judge struck down the compensation package earlier this year, but Tesla is putting it back before shareholders for a vote > [@](#): > > “You deserve a final say,” one of the X posts reads. “A Delaware Court recently overturned a longstanding decision made by Tesla stockholders. We are promoting you another opportunity to vote to protect your rights and your investments.” Links in the posts point X users to [votetesla.com](http://votetesla.com), a site that lobbies for Tesla’s preferred positions on measures to voted on at the shareholders meeting. > > In 2018, a shareholder sued to block a massive $55 billion pay package for Musk — who has the company’s largest ownership stake at 13% — that was comprised largely of stock. This January, a Delaware judge sided with the shareholder and struck down Musk’s compensation package. So now among the proposals that Tesla is putting to a vote at its annual meeting is one to re-approve the money for Musk. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9655 "2024-05-15T03:59:31Z")
> **[Cybertruck Owner Breaks His Finger Trying to Show Vehicle Is Safe](https://gizmodo.com/cybertruck-video-breaks-finger-safe-stick-elon-musk-1851460112)** > > The YouTuber even tried it with a stick first, which broke in half. It gets even worse. Not only was this not the first Elmo fanboi to break his finger while trying to demonstrate that the trunk is ‘safe,’ it turns out Cybertruck interprets the normal human reaction to having their finger crushed as a desire to crush it harder. Elmo, saving us from dangerous AIs one finger at a time. > These videos may have been funny at first, but watching someone literally break their finger in this perverse display of faith in Tesla or Cybertrucks or Elon Musk more broadly is getting pretty disturbing. > > Amazingly, YouTuber Jeremy Judkins, one of the people who tried this in a viral video earlier and had the frunk close hard on his finger, told Business Insider that an engineer at Tesla told him he was doing it wrong. How? Apparently rather than interpreting your tapping on the car as a plea for help as it crushes your bones, the Cybertruck thinks you want the door to close harder. Seriously. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=480) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=482)