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Old 02-06-2018, 06:15 PM
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Livestream of earth from the 'car' is so cool.

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Clearly fake. No way that Tesla passed Tech without a Club Race specification Roll Bar.

Surprised I can't hear him screaming.

How do they charge it?
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There sure is a lot of stuff flying by at 1:44
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Surprised I can't hear him screaming.

In space, no one can hear you scream..
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Old 02-06-2018, 08:28 PM
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How do they charge it?
Just a SWAG; solar? I hear he has connections in the industry
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I think he was surprised to end up pointing in the right direction ...


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Livestream of earth from the 'car' is so cool.

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How about the speed? That Tesla is going close to 7,000 mph
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How about the speed? That Tesla is going close to 7,000 mph
~11km/s to be precise, and a 250 mi range on batteries w/o rocket fuel!
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Still no word on the core, that I've heard of, but amazing. So exciting to watch live.
Only one of three engines ignited, crashed at 300 mph, 300 ft from drone ship.
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