Smug Cybertruck owner gets instant karma when he sets out to prove it’s bulletproof

Elon Musk has long boasted that his Cybertrucks are bulletproof, but one man saw disastrous results when he decided to test this claim on his own vehicle.

In a viral video, adult film star Dante Colle stands in the middle of an open field and points a gun at the back of his $100,000 Tesla Cybertruck.

He fires and blows a hole straight through the outside. He drops the gun and shouts “F***!” before walking away with his hands on his head.

His response shows that he expected a very different outcome.

The person filming bursts out laughing and says, “I don’t think it’s bulletproof!”

Musk has said Cybertrucks could provide protection against gunfire since he first unveiled the bulky, futuristic vehicles nearly five years ago.

During the unveiling, an attempt to demonstrate the protective power of the vehicle’s exterior went horribly wrong when he accidentally smashed through the ‘bulletproof’ windows with a metal bullet.

But even that failed initial test hasn’t stopped Cybertruck owners from substantiating their claims over the years.

While Colle’s first shot was just as devastating as Musk’s window-shattering stunt from 2019, he also filmed a second shot in which he shoots closer, but from a sharper rage.

In this attempt, the bullet merely dents the side of the truck without piercing the metal.

“It worked!” he said triumphantly after the second attempt.

This latest video, posted to Colle’s

In May, YouTuber Zack Nelson, who runs the popular channel JerryRigEverything, posted a video of himself shooting a Cybertruck with an array of firearms, including an AR-15 and a .50-caliber rifle.

He fires and blows a hole straight through the outside. He drops the gun and shouts “F***!” before walking away with his hands on his head

The truck withstood shots from a 9mm pistol — which Musk previously said the vehicle could withstand — and a .22-caliber rifle, which left small dents in the metal.

But shots from a .17-caliber rifle, an AR-15 and a .50-caliber rifle caused real damage.

The body of a Cybertruck is made of a stainless steel alloy manufactured by Tesla, which can be used to create bulletproof materials, but is not itself completely bulletproof.

The windows are made of Tesla ‘Armor Glass’, a patented type of borosilicate glass that can be used to make bulletproof windows.

An automotive expert previously told InsideEVs that Cybertrucks can likely deflect low-velocity gunfire like a pistol or a Tommy Gun, but not faster .223s or AR-15s, which can fire bullets at about 3,000 feet per second.

That’s more than three times as fast as a Tommy Gun and ten times as fast as a 9mm handgun.

So, like many of Musk’s claims about the Cybertruck – such as its alleged ability to double as a boat – its bulletproof capabilities come with major caveats.

And for the record, the truck’s semi-aquatic potential has yet to be proven, despite Musk saying “it can cross rivers, lakes and even seas that aren’t too choppy.”

While videos of Cybertruck owners shooting at their own vehicles are not uncommon, it doesn’t mean this stunt is safe, even if performed in a wide open field.

There are several safety issues in Colle’s video. First, shooting a metal object at close range is a recipe for ricochet.

If the bullet bounced off the side of the truck, it could have hit him.

Second, throwing a loaded weapon on the ground without first engaging the safety could cause a misfire, putting him at risk of being shot again.

So it’s fortunate that the only damage done here was to Colle’s vehicle and the Cybertruck’s lofty reputation.