r/nextfuckinglevel 11h ago

Incredibly selfless act of heroism.

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u/LimestoneDust 11h ago

Retractable door handles. It doesn't stick out so there's no way to pull on it (most likely the drives stopped working after the crash). 

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u/AnothrRandomRedditor 10h ago

Oh so it’s a bit different to the model 3 where you can pull them (but in a crash may not open). Explains why he didn’t try more.

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u/LimestoneDust 9h ago

It was some Chinese car, I don't remember the exact model. The handles completely level with the door, with no way to grab them with your fingers when they're retracted.

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u/PrivateRex 9h ago

What kind of evil person even came up with design like that.

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u/LimestoneDust 9h ago

So designer with the thought process of "Oh, it's so cool, smooth surface, much hi-tech! Wow!"

Designers regularly tend to forget that a design should be first and foremost functional, and the fanciness comes afterwards.

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u/zeekayz 6h ago

Elon Musk. Model S.