Stress Testing the Cybertruck - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 05, 2024, 08:39:12 pm
content: I wonder why rear end of the frame broke while towing. Oh wait, you first smashed it on a concrete pipe and then doubled down and smashed it on a block of concrete while falling from about 1.5 meter (5ft) height

author: metrologist
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 05, 2024, 09:44:34 pm
content: I'm sure the Ford would have been OK if it had bigger tires to make it across. That guy has way too much money.

author: Sal Ammoniac
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 05, 2024, 09:58:34 pm
content: I don't know how much money YouTube pays content creators, but will 10,000,000 views pay enough to buy and trash a $100,000 vehicle?

author: schmitt trigger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2024, 05:30:02 pm
content: Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on August 05, 2024, 09:58:34 pmYou would be shocked.Exhibit “A” is of course Mr Beast.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2024, 10:25:03 pm
content: Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on August 05, 2024, 09:58:34 pm10mil views alone will get you ~$5k-50k. So not enough to pay off the truck immediately no. But if you can drive users to your channel, get them to subscribe, get them to donate, or watch other videos in the future it would be worth the investment. In this case its not clear yet if it was. Maybe he will make more videos if the thing is still usable, don't know, didn't watch.https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCdqp0KK_Io7TwK5cJMBvB0QQuote from: schmitt trigger on August 06, 2024, 05:30:02 pmYes, but we are talking a factor of 100x viewcount on average:https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/mrbeast6000

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2024, 10:38:24 pm
content: One previous video on his channel he set fire to a Ferrari F8 (~$250k+) in aclearly staged 'accident', so he presumably has enough money to wreck a $100k Cybertruck.

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 06, 2024, 11:10:34 pm
content: Generally most of the money youtubers make is from their own ads within the video, not Youtube views/ads.

author: hans
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2024, 11:16:04 pm
content: Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on August 05, 2024, 09:58:34 pmEasily: 5$ CPM gets them half way there. Maybe they got some wacky discount from Tesla as a "promotion" (it must be crazy enough to beat the F150), add some cringe product placements on some candy with affiliate links, and then sell some merch to top it off. Even if 0.01% of viewers buy a 20$ T-shirt, that 20k$ worth of sales lol.Sounds like they can easily make 100k$ back. Probably even more if they stretch this crap over multiple videos and shorts.

author: mendip_discovery
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2024, 05:09:42 pm
content: I think he was already a rich kid. I just find it annoying that people have enough money to destroy things just for clicks.

author: metrologist
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2024, 06:02:04 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on August 06, 2024, 10:38:24 pmI do not think he meant for that to burn - he had more videos planned for it.Quote from: hans on August 06, 2024, 11:16:04 pmConsider advertisers may pay around $0.03 per ad view and $0.25 per ad click - figure that less than half of viewers use adblockers...Here is an example of a Tesla promotion:Quote from: mendip_discovery on August 07, 2024, 05:09:42 pmIndeed - large family farming and construction business, the kinds that are flowing million$.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 08, 2024, 12:03:40 am
content: When you get that many views and subscribers, sponsorships just keep flowing. That's where the money comes from. He probably even has to turn quite a few down.