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Leaked Email Shows Elon Musk Demanding "Sub 10 Micron Accuracy ” Cybertruck Parts (jalopnik.com)
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Tesla is facing issues with the bare metal construction of the Cybertruck, which Elon Musk warned was as tricky to do as making Lego bricks

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[–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, just putting it into the sunlight will probably introduce larger variances than these tolerances from heat expansion alone.

And if dave holds a sheet slightly wrong, it's going to be slightly bent anyway.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Exactly the gaps between the panels that account for the heat expansion are gigantic compared to micron level tolerances.

[–] clutch@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

On the other side, one may be able to fry an egg on the hood