SpaceX to Make History

[Hammerfest]

However, we can't know if the tires are empty, or if they were filled with something to make them keep the shape on earth.

Right, I would be perfectly satisfied if the tires were filled with something solid.

[Antiganon]

Just for clarification:

"BFR" is an acronym for "Big Fucking Rocket", correct?

[Muzjhath]

Right, I would be perfectly satisfied if the tires were filled with something solid.

I'm was talking about them being in the correct shape prelaunch. But I've since (just now) looked up up pictures to make sure. The car is resting on the frame, so no weight is put on the wheels. Thus the tires would be their "correct" form when empty of air. They would also be in said shape naturally since the rubber they are made of is malleable in the way to keep their form unless acted on.
So them having been made presentable makes perfect sense even if they are empty, would assume it has been lifted onto the mounting pole by crane and then gussied up a bit to prepare it.

Tires in air, no reason for deformation even if they are deflated because no outside stress. Then outside of earths atmosphere, if we assume they aren't a vacuum just filled with 1 atm. In space that would in essence make them inflated as the outside pressure would be far lower.

[Hammerfest]

You realise the car was just to test the payload weight capability of the falcon right?

So... this isn't a real car? Because a real car has fluids in it... even a Tesla.

[Ahhdurr]

Why do you think they should be filled with something solid?

Because nut job flat earth conspiracy theories.

[Nerraw]

Just for clarification:

"BFR" is an acronym for "Big Fucking Rocket", correct?

Big F- Rocket. Whether that is Falcon or another F-word is up to you.

[cubby]

So... this isn't a real car? Because a real car has fluids in it... even a Tesla.

It's a real car. Why are you having trouble with this. Don't believe us, check out news sources. It was Elon's electric roadster, from a few years back.

[Ahhdurr]

Why are you having trouble with this.

You know exactly why.

[Crissi]

Ok. Asking disingenuous questions to get around the "no conspiracy theories" rule is not ok.

[cubby]

You know exactly why.

Shit, that's right. I forgot. Man, that's a tough mental load to carry.

[Crissi]

Ok. Asking disingenuous questions to get around the "no conspiracy theories" rule is not ok.

Since my warning was post 20'd and as such unlikely to be seen...quoting it

[RobertoCarlos]

So... this isn't a real car? Because a real car has fluids in it... even a Tesla.

Its a real car that doesnt need to drive and will be floating in space until its destroyed.

It doesnt need fluids so they would have been drained

[Hammerfest]

It's a real car.

So its got fluids in it?

[RobertoCarlos]

Ok. Asking disingenuous questions to get around the "no conspiracy theories" rule is not ok.

Sigh. Theres no harm in asking questions. This is half the reason Elon Musk did it to get public interest in the space race to help educate people and get them excited. We dont need you power tripping thanks

[Hammerfest]

Since my warning was post 20'd and as such unlikely to be seen...quoting it

My questions aren't disingenuous.

[RobertoCarlos]

So it's got fluids in it?

Fluids would have been drained unless they needed the weight and could see no problems with having fluid in the car. otherwise it would be removed.

[melodramocracy]

Launching the car is, well... silly. The ability for them to land / re-use rockets is beyond impressive however. The video footage of that seems right out a sci-fi flick. To think that could be, at some point, as everyday as watching airliners fly intercontinental is crazy.

[Muzjhath]

So it's got fluids in it?

Probably not. Probably all superfluous fluids were removed when they prepped it for being launched into space, before mounting it on what appears to be an iron strut.
After which I assume they washed and polished it to look good on cameras (and, I think, physically wrote a message on the dashboard. As the car would be un-powered).

[Hammerfest]

What makes you think they couldn't just drain all fluids out?

So they drained the fluids out of the LCD screen on the dashboard?

[cubby]

Sigh. Theres no harm in asking questions. This is half the reason Elon Musk did it to get public interest in the space race to help educate people and get them excited. We dont need you power tripping thanks

You are speaking from a place of ignorance and should probably shut up. PM Hammerfest his ideas about the world to figure out what you're missing.

Crissi is not stiffing thought and interest in space. She's cracking down for another, very legitimate reason.

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So they drained the fluids out of the LCD screen on the dashboard?

More than likely that's just a sticker. It's how I would have do it.

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Launching the car is, well... silly. The ability for them to land / re-use rockets is beyond impressive however. The video footage of that seems right out a sci-fi flick. To think that could be, at some point, as everyday as watching airliners fly intercontinental is crazy.

He put the car in there because the flight was too risky for something legit. I still think he's got a plan to get it to Mars orbit so he can drive it around after he arrives.