--- title: "Moron Shoots Cybertruck, Alarmed to Discover It’s Not Actually Bulletproof" description: "A viral video shows a man shooting a Cybertruck — and he appears quite distraught when the bullet appears to go clean through." date: "2024-10-19" modified: "2024-10-19" authors: - name: "Frank Landymore" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/flandymore" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/man-shoots-cybertruck-not-bulletproof" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "cybertruck" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Moron Shoots Cybertruck, Alarmed to Discover It’s Not Actually Bulletproof ![A viral video shows a man shooting a Cybertruck — and he appears quite distraught when the bullet appears to go clean through.]() *\Image: @FAFO\_TV via X / Futurism\* ## Fun Control What's more alpha male than driving around in a big, red-blooded Cybertruck? Shooting one, of course. In a video that's gone viral on social media, some dude in a tank top and shorts — [purportedly]() porn star Dante Colle — stares down a Cybertruck parked in the middle of a field, raises his handgun, and fires, putting one through the stainless steel ass of the vehicle. Based on the man's dramatic reaction, the huge bullet hole in his ride isn't how he expected his little experiment to turn out. "Fuck!" he yells. Then he drops his firearm to the ground and buries his head in his hands. The hysteric cameraman spells it out for us. "I don't think it's bulletproof!" https://twitter.com/FAFO_TV/status/1846414214602084364 ## Dumb and Dumber There's a lot of stupid stuff going on here. Shooting a Cybertruck, for one. Shooting it while barely standing a dozen feet away — which in all likelihood means he was actually *lucky* that the round went clean through, because otherwise he could've been in the path of a dangerous ricochet. And of course, there's the big no-no of chucking a gun onto the ground, seemingly without engaging the safety. It's kind of a miracle that the only thing to get hurt out of this was the not-so-impenetrable Cybertruck — and probably the owner's wallet. ## Idiotproof Elon Musk has long claimed that the Cybertruck can protect against gunfire — ever since the vehicle was first unveiled nearly five years ago, when he [infamously smashed]() one of its "bulletproof" windows. Ahead of the pickup's launch in November 2023, Tesla [doubled down]() on the [bulletproof messaging](). But, like a lot of his other claims about the unorthodox vehicle — such as its capability of [doubling as a boat]() — it's proved more than a little dubious. Naturally, common sense hasn't stopped Cybertruck owners from [putting those claims to the test](). (Doing [dumb stuff]() is seemingly a rite of passage for owners of the brutalist pickup.) Add it to all the other tales of the Cybertruck's [questionable reliability](), and this is just one more drama-laden dent in its image as an "[Apocalypse-proof]()" vehicle. **More on Tesla:** *[A Police Department Spent a Ludicrous Amount of Money on a Cybertruck for the Worst Reason Possible]()* ## Author At Futurism, my work has often centered on bringing a sense of clarity and insight to complex topics ranging from the regulation of emerging technologies to the esoteric ideologies of Silicon Valley executives, while striving not to lose the poetic sense of awe inspired by often-obscure fields like astrophysics and quantum computing. I broke the story of CNET using AI to produce articles that turned out to be riddled with factual errors and plagiarism — a dam-breaking inflection point, as I've reported, that's inspired copycats and endless discourse while beguiling stakeholders ranging from tech giants to purveyors of spam around the web. My work at Futurism has been cited by publications including CBS News, the Los Angeles Times, Vice, Gizmodo, Engadget, the Verge, and Vanity Fair. I grew up in locales ranging from India to China, and now live in the exotic suburbs of Virginia. In my free time, I'm an avid reader of weird sci-fi literature, an aficionado of East Asian cinema, and, regrettably, a relapsed gamer. Allegedly, I’m working on a debut novel, currently untitled. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()