towing near infinite mass....err..

Since I asked the cybertruck question the other day I figured I'd actually look on the official website and see what it says......and saw this:

I understand car sites and ads have some amount of hyperbole, but I'm not exactly sure what this even means (especially followed up directly by a more "finite" 14k towing capacity).  Anyhow, just thought it was kind of funny. 

You can *pull* just about anything with enough traction and torque, remember the stunt where a toyota tundra pulled the space shuttle? Or on the other hand, you can make any claim you want about something that doesn't and at this rate never will exist.

The space shuttle on a wheeled trailer is far from infinite mass, though. 165,000 lbs give or take :) And of course, the Tundra actually DID tow it (apparently they put 1700 lbs of weight in the bed to help with traction since there was no tongue weight.)

Though I suppose it could be true if Elon sends a cybertruck up into space on a SpaceX rocket and then puts a recovery strap around a black hole! I mean, not like anyone can prove it CAN'T, lol. 

Mostly I just thought it was an odd thing to say directly before an actual towing capacity. Like, will someone be at a bar and be like "your F350 is weak with its 30k towing, my cybertruck can tow nearly infinite" :)

Same company that marketed ludicrous speed. I find it a bit amusing, but then the annoyance that words have lost their meaning sets in. I do still kind of want a Cybertruck, but really, Bollinger is more my speed.

Sleepy rambling rant over.

dps214 said:

You can *pull* just about anything with enough traction and torque, remember the stunt where a toyota tundra pulled the space shuttle? Or on the other hand, you can make any claim you want about something that doesn't and at this rate never will exist.

Pulling numbers are great, but being able to STOP is more important. My little 4cyl Nissan frontier has towed FAR more than it was ever intended to, but its tiny brakes aren't going to do anything to a overweight load. My boat which is well within the tow ratings is very noticeable when braking and can push me around a bit. 

I just had a flashback to 1987, playing Hard Drivin' at the Bally's arcade in the mall.

 - OR -

They got to install microwave ovens, custom kitchen delivery

Pfft, I bet it couldn't even pull a puny dwarf planet

Note that it says it can pull infinite mass, that doesn't necessarily mean it can move it. 

irish44j (Forum Supporter) said:

Though I suppose it could be true if Elon sends a cybertruck up into space on a SpaceX rocket and then puts a recovery strap around a black hole! I mean, not like anyone can prove it CAN'T, lol. 

Black holes may have infinite density, but they achieve that by dividing finite mass by zero. :)

DrMikeCSI said:

Note that it says it can pull infinite mass, that doesn't necessarily mean it can move it. 

Which reminds me, I really need to get on to my "locked differentials are the opposite of a 50/50 split" youtube rant video

Sounds like some elementary school kid taunting "well mine can tow infinity!".

I'm going to take that as fancy Tesla-speak for "it'll move as much weight as you have traction for, but there's a lower limit for actually towing stuff on the road". 

dps214 said:

You can *pull* just about anything with enough traction and torque, remember the stunt where a toyota tundra pulled the space shuttle? Or on the other hand, you can make any claim you want about something that doesn't and at this rate never will exist.

They used the Toyota to pull the Shuttle  a few hundred feet on the bridge over the 405 freeway because they were concerned that the "Real truck" was too heavy  with the shuttle and trailer and may have damaged the  bridge , 

Once it was over the bridge they used the "Real Truck" for the rest of the trip.

It was a GREAT  PR stunt......

Thats awesome. Never saw  that ad before.

In reply to A 401 CJ :

Wooooooooow.  Even in AD COPY, which presumably has things like proofreaders, they said it has "4:11" gearing.    That's 1:2.75.

How good are the breaks? 

Pete. (l33t FS) said:

In reply to A 401 CJ :

Wooooooooow.  Even in AD COPY, which presumably has things like proofreaders, they said it has "4:11" gearing.    That's 1:2.75.

 

How good are the breaks? 

I hear what your saying.  4:11 makes no sense but for some reason that's how they used to write it.  I could probably find many other examples.