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re: Elon Musk is About to Unveil a Flying Car
Posted on 10/16/26 at 9:36 am to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 10/16/26 at 9:36 am to SlowFlowPro
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So skateboarders fly?
Skateboarders cannot change direction and control descent midair with onboard propellant.
What a halfwit
Posted on 10/16/26 at 9:37 am to SlowFlowPro
Oh I see it doesn't fit your definition of flight 
Posted on 10/16/26 at 9:38 am to SlowFlowPro
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I will bet a large amount of money the car doesn't fly.
How stupid does this idiot feel right now?
Probably not stupid enough…
Posted on 10/16/26 at 9:41 am to PurpleSingularity
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How stupid does this idiot feel right now?
I feel great. I was right
Posted on 10/16/26 at 9:42 am to texag7
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Skateboarders cannot change direction and control descent midair with onboard propellant.
Goalposts are moving
Posted on 10/16/26 at 9:43 am to SlowFlowPro
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SlowFlowPro
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I like Elon
I’m sure Elon will be stoked to hear…a little dose of passive narcissism is always good
Posted on 10/16/26 at 9:44 am to SlowFlowPro
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Goalposts are moving
What on board power systems do skateboarders use to control direction and descent?
Posted on 10/16/26 at 9:45 am to PurpleSingularity
Why do people even engage with him? He’s a professional contrarian.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 9:48 am to Free888
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Why do people even engage with him? He’s a professional contrarian.
It's like a slow motion train wreck.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 9:49 am to ATrillionaire
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I don't think I ever read you personally attack someone here for their opinions
Then you aren't paying very close attention as he does this all the time.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 9:50 am to SlowFlowPro
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I feel great. I was right
So the car didn’t fly?
Posted on 10/16/26 at 10:00 am to BoarEd
"Flying" is being a bit generous, depending on one's definition of the word. It's not exactly the Jetsons but it did travel farther with it's jump over the Tesla vehicles than the first flight of the Wright brothers. There's a version which claims full flight, but that hasn't been showcased yet. What we've seen is controlled temporary lift burst and then controlled falling (gliding and landing).
All that said, what they accomplished was incredible. The entire back seat was taken up by the compressor, but the fact that it was able to accomplish advanced spins and landings like it did is extremely impressive.
The most important thing to remember in this is that this is just an early phase of the tech.
All that said, what they accomplished was incredible. The entire back seat was taken up by the compressor, but the fact that it was able to accomplish advanced spins and landings like it did is extremely impressive.
The most important thing to remember in this is that this is just an early phase of the tech.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 10:01 am to SlowFlowPro
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The act of sustaining and directing motion through an atmosphere by generating aerodynamic lift and exerting control over trajectory and attitude. This would be in contrast to what the Roadster is likely to do, which is projectile motion.
This SFP idiot is something else….the car directed its velocity; it didn’t simply “jump” or follow “ballistic motion”
Posted on 10/16/26 at 10:03 am to Bard
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"Flying" is being a bit generous, depending on one's definition of the word. It's not exactly the Jetsons but it did travel farther with it's jump over the Tesla vehicles than the first flight of the Wright brothers. There's a version which claims full flight, but that hasn't been showcased yet. What we've seen is controlled temporary lift burst and then controlled falling (gliding and landing).
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All that said, what they accomplished was incredible.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 10:03 am to SlowFlowPro
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So skateboarders fly?
Skateboarders are still controlled by gravity alone.. this is manipulating gravity
Do you believe the first Wright brothers fights were actually flying?
Posted on 10/16/26 at 10:04 am to TerryDawg03
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One of the most practical features is the fan pulling the car to the ground for stabilizing high speed turns. Really interesting.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 10:12 am to SlowFlowPro
Flying from websters
1
a
: moving or capable of moving in the air
b
: moving or made by moving rapidly
flying feet
a flying leap
c
: very brief
2
: intended for ready movement or action
a flying squad car
3
: having stylized wings —used especially of livestock brand marks
4
: of or relating to the operation of aircraft
a flying club
5
: traversed or to be traversed (as in speed-record trials) after a running start
a flying kilometer
Fly from websters
1
a
: to move in or pass through the air with wings
bees flying around the hive
b
: to move through the air or before the wind or through outer space
bullets flying in all directions
c
: to float, wave, or soar in the air
flags flying at half-mast
2
a
: to take flight : flee
But when the Duke is slain they'll quickly fly.
—William Shakespeare
b
: to fade and disappear : vanish
mists flying before the morning sun
3
a
: to move, pass, or spread quickly
rumors were flying
b
: to be moved with sudden extreme emotion
flew into a rage
c
: to seem to pass quickly
The time simply flew.
4
: to become expended or dissipated rapidly
Their lottery winnings flew.
5
: to operate or travel in an airplane or spacecraft
They flew to Florida for their vacation.
6
: to work successfully : win popular acceptance
… knew … a pure human-rights approach would not fly.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 10:14 am to SlowFlowPro
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In this scenario, the car still isn't flying.
Flight or flying is the motion of an object through an atmosphere or through the vacuum of space, in this case also called spaceflight, without contacting any planetary surface. This can be achieved by generating aerodynamic lift associated with gliding or propulsive thrust.
The car maintains lift using rocket propulsion. As the car falls, the rockets fire, its fall is stopped, it travels a short distance forward while maintaining lift, and then lands. Even if for a short distance, that is flight by definition. It doesn't have to meet your arbitrary requirements for flight.
And the only reason you are criticizing it is that it is Musk. If it were a Democrat supporter like Bezos, you would have nothing to say.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 10:19 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:They sure are, Ace. They sure are.
Goalposts are moving
Posted on 10/16/26 at 10:25 am to Nurbis
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This can be achieved by generating aerodynamic lift associated with gliding or propulsive thrust.
Notice in this gif how the car does not simply fall straight down but instead moves forward for quite a distance before touching back down. That is flight no matter how much that retard wants to try and deny it. If it is capable of generating upward and forward/backward thrust, it is flying.
As I said last night, the biggest lesson in this thread is that Slippin' Jimmy is not a man of his word. You would have been better off giving your money to a Somalian Prince expecting an RoI of 10 million dollars than wagering anything with Slippin' Jimmy.
The car flew from it's very first demonstration and that retard denied it back on like the 2nd page of this thread. If the car would have transformed into a helicopter and lifted 5,000 feet into the air Slippin' Jimmy would have still denied it was flight because it didn't have wings and generate aerodynamic lift.
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