# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 5, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2024-01-05T16:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4095
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4095 "2025-03-12T00:03:31Z")
BMFO (Believe Musk and Find Out): > **[Tesla Cybertruck sank when launching a jetski after Musk said you could use...](https://electrek.co/2025/03/11/tesla-cybertruck-sank-when-launching-a-jetski-after-musk-said-you-could-use-the-truck-as-a-boat/)** > > A Tesla Cybertruck sank in Ventura harbor in California when trying to launch a jetski despite Tesla CEO Elon Musk... > A Tesla Cybertruck sank in Ventura harbor in California when trying to launch a jetski despite Tesla CEO Elon Musk saying that you could use the truck as a boat. > > Elon Musk has often made claims before about how Tesla vehicles could float and briefly serve as a boat. > > They have never been taken too seriously because Tesla’s warranty says something different about taking the vehicle into the water. > Ahead of launching the production version of the Cybertruck, [Musk claimed the vehicle would be “waterproof enough” to serve as a boat](https://electrek.co/2022/09/29/tesla-cybertruck-waterproof-enough-cross-rivers/)and cross rivers: > > > Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes and even seas that aren’t too choppy. > > The CEO added that the goal is for a Cybertruck to be able to cross the water between SpaceX’s Starbase and South Padre Island in Texas, which is about 360 meters (1,100 feet). > > We have been taking the Cybertruck more seriously with water because we learned that [Tesla built a ‘wade mode’](https://electrek.co/2023/12/11/tesla-cybertruck-wade-mode-pressurizes-battery-drive-through-water/) for the truck to be able to go into the water. Tesla says the mode increases the ride height to the max and “pressurizes the battery pack.” > > **The problem is that it is activated through the off-roading mode, which is not covered under Tesla’s warranty – so we are taking everything with a grain of salt.** (Bolding added.) One of the comments used the name ‘Lone Skum,’ which I had not seen/heard before. But it’s accurate. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657)._