Tesla truck explodes at Trump Hotel

[Lefty]

Reported by Sky News…

https://news.sky.com/story/one-dies-and-seven-inju...

[Xenoous]

A Tesla at a Trump branded hotel? Obviously intentional.

[Lefty]

Yep I would guess so.

[grumbledoak]

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1874558969802547611

Security camera footage in the comments. It really does look like fireworks.

Edited by grumbledoak on Wednesday 1st January 21:11

[Lefty]

What the heck are firework-style mortars?

[gazza285]

Lefty said:

What the heck are firework-style mortars?

‘Murican freedom bangers.

[Kevin Cozner]

Not even a day old and we've had grooming gang details, New Orleans and now this. It's looking like 2025 is going to be a crazy year.

[Gordon Hill]

They all do that Sir.

[essayer]

One dead in the vehicle.

[Gary C]

Lefty said:

What the heck are firework-style mortars?

The ones where you dig a hole and put a tube in, the firework itself then is put in the tube with the fuse running out. They tend to be the style used for the really big displays that launch ariel bursts (like rockets, just much bigger)

And you cant get them privately in the UK anymore

[valiant]

Gordon Hill said:

They all do that Sir.

It’s a feature of the vehicle sir.

[IanH755]

This one doesn't "feel" like a 'terror attack' (even though its just my gut feeling so absolutely zero facts to back it up) but the use of "professional" fireworks in the back/bed just makes me think this was supposed to be some form of youtube/twitch/insta/tik-tok style PR stunt which had gone very wrong i.e. they were supposed to shoot the fireworks as normal for a stunt at some point later and didn't expect all the fireworks to explode in the truck bed instead, especially not with the lid still on the bed/boot.

Just a feeling with no evidence for it so far, more than happy to be wrong once the facts get out.

[ChocolateFrog]

Gut feeling is that it's far too convenient that it goes up smack bang in front of the Trump hotel.

[Gareth79]

Here's the main video of it:
https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/18745394558032365...

[fly by wire]

ChocolateFrog said:

Gut feeling is that it's far too convenient that it goes up smack bang in front of the Trump hotel.

Not happy with the room service?

[XCP]

fly by wire said:

ChocolateFrog said:

Gut feeling is that it's far too convenient that it goes up smack bang in front of the Trump hotel.

Not happy with the room service?

I have stayed there. It was OK. The toiletries were all stamped ' Made in Canada' which surprised me.

[paua]

XCP said:

fly by wire said:

ChocolateFrog said:

Gut feeling is that it's far too convenient that it goes up smack bang in front of the Trump hotel.

Not happy with the room service?

I have stayed there. It was OK. The toiletries were all stamped ' Made in Canada' which surprised me.

Prelude to anschluss?

[Earthdweller]

IanH755 said:

This one doesn't "feel" like a 'terror attack' (even though its just my gut feeling

It's being treated as intentional and a possible terror attack

The Tesla, like the F150 in New Orleans, was rented through Turo

Coincidence ?

[g4ry13]

Earthdweller said:

IanH755 said:

This one doesn't "feel" like a 'terror attack' (even though its just my gut feeling

It's being treated as intentional and a possible terror attack

The Tesla, like the F150 in New Orleans, was rented through Turo

Coincidence ?

Probably an easy way to get hold of vehicles without having to give too much information.

It certainly beats paying for a Cybertruck to then blow it up.

[MattsCar]

Musk has said, which I agree with, that the Cybertruck is the absolute worst vehicle to use as a car bomb due to the construction being considerably stronger than anything else....

Anyone remember that viral VW advert of the suicide bomber?


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WUtE3QlTpKI&pp=y...

Edited by MattsCar on Wednesday 1st January 23:48