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The Physics Behind Tesla’s Flying Roadster
To understand how Elon's new car hops, glides, and sticks upside down, we're going to need to talk about friction and force.
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Last week, Elon Musk revealed Tesla’s long-delayed Roadster 2 with a few bells and whistles. The car flies—but not for very long—and the prototype also did a few other things normal cars can’t, like driving up a vertical wall and jumping over Tesla’s entire lineup of vehicles.
This raises two questions: Should we let humans drive up walls and into the air? Given their trouble navigating two-dimensional roads, this seems like an obvious no. But that’s one for lawyers and…
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