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Old 01-10-2009, 05:41 PM   #51 (permalink)
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OK those pictures are almost disturbing ... LOL

What the hell is the story behind that?

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That's what can happen when you drive over a mattress lying in the road!
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That's what can happen when you drive over a mattress lying in the road!

You could have held a contest to guess what happened, I would have never guessed that. It just turned those images from mildly disturbing to REALLY FRICKIN COOL !! Thanks for the explanation ..
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Old 01-10-2009, 08:45 PM   #54 (permalink)
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Haha ok seriously how many of those cases are there out there!
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That's what can happen when you drive over a mattress lying in the road!
Naah. Lookit the pics, you can clearly see that's "Bob Wahr". (Barbed wire.) I'm not sure if the driver went "Baja" over a fence, or if there was some "Wahr" lying in the road or what, but you can clearly see the short (sharp!) pieces wrapped around the length of the "Wahr".

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Hiya,

Back on topic: the Aptera 2e is supposed to be revealed this Friday, the 16th of January! Keep your eyes peeled!
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Naah. Lookit the pics, you can clearly see that's "Bob Wahr". (Barbed wire.) I'm not sure if the driver went "Baja" over a fence, or if there was some "Wahr" lying in the road or what, but you can clearly see the short (sharp!) pieces wrapped around the length of the "Wahr".

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I don't know I think he might be riiiiight

Heck, I forgot! I have run over a mattress before in a friends truck (dont ask) but you could not even FEEL the mattress AT ALL. It would just compress under the tires. As if it wasn't even there.
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Look at the first pic Frank posted and you start to make out some of the bed coils ... it is a matress of sorts .. LOL
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Hello,

Aptera will be at the TED conference February 3rd, and they are allowing a few folks to sign up for test drives! Hooray!

Also, tomorrow is the 16th, and they have promised to "deliver" a 2e then, so, we should see some real pictures at least, and maybe some more specific information.

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