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Well, I would say the test results were conclusive, if nothing else.

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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 11 points 22 minutes ago (2 children)

According to Fox 4, the driver is being held in Grapevine Jail as of Tuesday afternoon, with violations including:

Having no valid boat registration.

That is both hilarious and stupid. You would have to imagine the definition of a boat would be something that floats, which the Cybertruck clearly isn't in this photo. It's also less water than the truck is rated in the owner's manual to be able to handle.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 5 points 15 minutes ago (1 children)

This got me thinking, you're right, how can it be a boat if it can't float?

Turns out, everything is bigger in Texas, including the legal definition of what constitutes a boat.

Is it motorized, above 14 feet in length, and afloat, docked, or stored on Texas waters? Then it's a boat that needs to be registered, fam.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 minutes ago

I've read that, and I don't think any reasonable person would consider a vehicle being driven on a lake bed to be a vessel.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 minutes ago

Change it to "no valid submarine registration"

[–] Darkaga@lemmy.world 12 points 33 minutes ago

N = 1 Seems pretty inconclusive to me. Let’s throw in a couple more and see what happens.

[–] Lon3star@lemmy.world 8 points 35 minutes ago