THE BRAKE

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02/06/2018 at 17:32 • Filed to: None

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IS A LIE

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Seriously, where’s the front brakes and suspension bits??


DISCUSSION (17)


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > Takuro Spirit
02/06/2018 at 17:35

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“They said the brakes were regenerative....now where’s the “Regenerate” button?”


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Takuro Spirit
02/06/2018 at 17:37

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Seems pretty reasonable that they’d strip off anything that they could.


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > Takuro Spirit
02/06/2018 at 17:37

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IS THAT BRAKE DUST OR DID WE JUST HIT SCOTTIE’S ASHES?


Kinja'd!!! WilliamsSW > Takuro Spirit
02/06/2018 at 17:37

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They simplified and added lightness.


Kinja'd!!! Future next gen S2000 owner > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
02/06/2018 at 17:51

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I’m not sure why though. Isn’t this supposedly capable of carrying way more than a Roadster into space?


Kinja'd!!! MM54 > Takuro Spirit
02/06/2018 at 18:02

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The tires don’t have any grip in the vacuum of space, so the brakes wouldn’t work anyway!

Also brake rotors are heavy.


Kinja'd!!! TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Future next gen S2000 owner
02/06/2018 at 18:05

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Likely removed to try to balance the mass of the payload. A Tesla wasn’t exactly designed to be launched on a rocket.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Takuro Spirit
02/06/2018 at 18:07

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You really get a great view of the flat earth from here...


Kinja'd!!! TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Takuro Spirit
02/06/2018 at 18:08

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Likely removed to try to balance the mass. They didn’t exactly have launching it into space on a rocket as one of the original design requirements.


Kinja'd!!! McMike > HammerheadFistpunch
02/06/2018 at 18:25

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You really get a great view of the flat earth from here...

Holy shit.

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Kinja'd!!! Wave Motion Gun > Takuro Spirit
02/06/2018 at 18:42

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I’m sure anything that could possibly explode when exposed to the vacuum of space was removed. Things like gas pressurized shocks, hydraulic lines, real tires - all gone.


Kinja'd!!! Chariotoflove > HammerheadFistpunch
02/06/2018 at 20:01

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I mean, it fits on my computer screen, which is flat. So there. What more proof does anyone need?


Kinja'd!!! Wave Motion Gun > McMike
02/06/2018 at 21:43

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Kinja'd!!! chubsyubsy > Takuro Spirit
02/06/2018 at 23:33

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They should have put in some small motors to spin the wheels, at least for a little while.


Kinja'd!!! chubsyubsy > Takuro Spirit
02/06/2018 at 23:34

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Pretty sure that, at the speeds it’s travelling, brakes wouldn’t help.


Kinja'd!!! SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Wave Motion Gun
02/07/2018 at 09:57

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GET OF HERE WITH YOUR FAKE NEWS


Kinja'd!!! Wave Motion Gun > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
02/07/2018 at 12:14

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That’s clearly Suitcase Jenkins in that car, it’s a cover up.