r/SipsTea • • 23h ago

SMH Museum of Useless Inventions

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u/dzan796ero 19h ago

These aren't supposed to be practical. F1 isn't about building practical machines. But the advances that come from that research end up helping everyday cars. Same goes for a lot of pro sports. None of it is "practical." Yet the research done in elite teams ends up spreading to the wider public in a less extreme form.

Elon is an asshole but bashing this for not being immediately practical is just silly.

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u/ZonkedWizard 19h ago

Why do we live in a future where people see flying cars and whine about them?

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u/Master-Piccolo-4588 19h ago

Because you didn’t. You saw something that looked like a car but wasn’t at all.

Good show though

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u/Shadow__People 19h ago

It can drive on 4 wheels it’s a car

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u/Great-Note3991 19h ago edited 19h ago

there are scooters and golf carts that are not actually cars. I bet this is some kind of electric scooter made of carbon fyber without any real heavy stuff inside except pressure tanks and controls