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There was a follow up to see how much down force on the tow hook was needed to break the frame https://youtu.be/ubUXNSWGth0?t=419

was 10,500 lbs, done by JerryRigEverything



I enjoy his channel. He talks in one of his videos about the regret of getting a Cybertruck and putting his company logo on it now that it's so political. I assume others are probably having similar regrets.

In reference to the frame I can not even imagine breaking a frame. All my offroad and utility vehicles have had a steel frames that at worst might bend if I go all whistlindiesel on it. A big enough pothole can put a lot of stress on a frame. To me personally it feels like there is some similarity between the Tesla design philosophies and the OceanGate Titan submersible both of which needed significantly more stress testing.




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