Breaking Cybertruck’s Armor Glass (So You Don’t Have To)

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We have the balls to do what @tesla wouldn't. Finally with our own triangle truck in hand, we tested the limits of Tesla's “Armor Glass” to see if the production version is any better than the prototype revealed almost 5 years ago. 🪩 💥 📐
0:00 - Introduction
0:26 - Franz's Broken Promise
1:34 - Prepping Cybertruck
1:49 - Pong (Testing)
2:00 - Golf (Testing)
2:17 - Base (Testing)
2:49 - Pool (Testing)
3:42 - Steel 1" (Testing)
4:23 - Steel 2" (Testing)
5:19 - Steel 3" (Testing)
7:11 - Damage Assessment
8:25 - Repair
9:18 - (Bonus Content) Glass Breaking Tool vs. Laminated Glass
Context: In 2019 Franz threw a ~2” steel ball bearing at Tesla’s prototype Cybertruck and we couldn’t get the production Cybertruck glass to break until our fourth throw of a 3” steel ball bearing. Because of science, that could easily be as much as 3.5x the force.
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@BuckMcAntlerson 2 ай бұрын

When the Nerd has a better arm than the Triathlete... Haha I use both those terms complimentary, FTR...

@KLWTTS 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate it. Time for me to start training so I can hold both titles.

@markplott4820 2 ай бұрын

TESLA used a 2" ICE ball gun, to BENCHMARK the Cybertruck glass.

@DRAEK05 12 күн бұрын

I have a feeling the Athlete was just worried - he seems like a nice guy and breaking something intentionally didn't sit right with him

@mikemcg1808 2 ай бұрын

The glass was NEVER claimed to be bullet proof as far as I'm aware.

@therealzyrtec 2 ай бұрын

100% correct, @thekilowatts should issue an retraction

@FranKyG70 2 ай бұрын

It's called clickbait and it worked.

@tobis.4037 2 ай бұрын

Didn’t Elon say that it was at the cybertruck reveal?

@ZipZoomZip 2 ай бұрын

No, Elon never said the glass was bulletproof. @@tobis.4037

@justinsjourney3224 2 ай бұрын

You are absolutely correct. They were trying to create a sort of armored glass but it ended up being a super strength in the glass but not claimed to be bulletproof.

@darealbrianpark 2 ай бұрын

Glad to see someone threw an actual steel ball to test it out. Appreciate the video. Next video recommendation: throw same balls to other trucks' window.

@KLWTTS 2 ай бұрын

Still searching for volunteers

@darealbrianpark 2 ай бұрын

@@KLWTTS Baseball players(athletes) maybe? 🤔

@StarWarsFan-rl8vf 2 ай бұрын

@@darealbrianparkI think he means "truck" volunteers

@Trauerdurst_TD3D 18 күн бұрын

watch "My buddy tries to break car window with hammer" no need for su***de windows that rescue workers cant open, tempered glass works just as fine

@yesno9592 5 күн бұрын

@darealbrianpark Curious to see different hangun ballistic results of all the cybertuck windows.

@chrisrama7 2 ай бұрын

Ford : built tough 🤡 Cybertruck : Hold my beer🗿

@dillonnoller 2 ай бұрын

This is actually insane. Tesla rocks! I’d change the title though, they never said the glass would be bulletproof, only the doors. Edit: glad to see the title change, thanks!

@daviddelgado7128 2 ай бұрын

Yup clickbait title and BS Strawman premise. I will refrain from subscribing.

@adriandittmann 2 ай бұрын

5 lbs steel ball thrown by a triathlete (not holding back) just bounces off the window without breaking it 😳

@laloajuria4678 2 ай бұрын

narrator: it definitely broke it.

@musk-eteer9898 2 ай бұрын

@@laloajuria4678 cracked it NOT broke

@Ankur10798 2 ай бұрын

Hi, Elon voice double lol

@rova3308 2 ай бұрын

And thats AFTER multiple different balls were thrown at it. If it was thrown to other windows it wouldnt crack it even after multiple throws.

@XKS99 2 ай бұрын

@@laloajuria4678yeah after a hailstorm of metal balls it the window it finally cracked.

@iCozzh 2 ай бұрын

They never claimed the windows were bullet proof, it was just called armoured glass, to withstand a lot more than the usual glass

@DougJessee 2 ай бұрын

They do not claim the glass is bulletproof, why so misleading title?

@walex19 2 ай бұрын

Clicks

@thesadboxman 2 ай бұрын

The original claim was that it would be bulletproof. This is what the masses remember and the reason why they'd click the title. Tesla of course walked back from "bulletproof" at the delivery event so the label is no longer accurate.

@SCWgreg 2 ай бұрын

I was there at the event, they demonstrated how the glass could withstand a steel ball drop, but never claimed the glass was bulletproof. They may have construed it tho by saying the truck was bulletproof.

@thesadboxman 2 ай бұрын

@@SCWgreg it was said at the first reveal

@boostav 2 ай бұрын

@@thesadboxman It was never said, people just saw armor glass and assumed. The presentation stated only the stainless steel was bulletproof to 9mm rounds.

@NO3V 2 ай бұрын

Cool stuff! A comparison to a normal car/truck door glass would have been useful.

@rykdheiner 2 ай бұрын

You’re right it would have been nice to have comparisons, I’ve seen small sledge hammers try and break regular automotive glass that bounced right off

@musk-eteer9898 2 ай бұрын

some kid broke my car window couple years ago with a golf ball

@alex135789 2 ай бұрын

It's Tesla tough. It's a whole another level.

@robmakesfilm8635 2 ай бұрын

They never said bulletproof glass.

@duwonelashley3832 2 ай бұрын

Never said the glass was bullet proof. It was gorilla glass which is not bullet proof

@TylerFernandes94 2 ай бұрын

I was skeptical it could handle it since they didnt test it at the delivery event, but damn this is awesome

@rova3308 2 ай бұрын

They refrained from throwing steel ball at it cause they didnt want to ruin it since it was to be handed over to their customer.

@SCWgreg 2 ай бұрын

Every time you throw a hard object, or subject the glass to a blow, you begin to introduce micro fractures, slowly weakening the glass. So with each larger object thrown, you begin to compromise it, making it easier for the next one to crack it. This is how at launch-night the glass finally failed, they threw at it some 40 times earlier in the day, before it caved on stage.

@H3LL0SP8C3 2 ай бұрын

How much was the glass replacement?

@ericy.2108 2 ай бұрын

He posted invoice on X: 330 USD including labor.

@KLWTTS 2 ай бұрын

$350.83

@ericy.2108 2 ай бұрын

@@KLWTTS right, including tax

@musk-eteer9898 2 ай бұрын

previous tosses might have weaken it so the last straw broke the camel's back

@ArchiveRagtagMoe Ай бұрын

Cope

@gistfilm Ай бұрын

Exactly! Cope. The excuse Musk originally gave was ironically devoid of physics. Due to the solid design of the Cybertruck, the windows should actually be easier to break. They must have added padding to the doors in this latest Cybertruck, so the windows only break if struck on the edges near the steel where the window has less flexibility.

@philparker1278 2 ай бұрын

You’re going to get a lot of comments (deservedly) correcting you - they never said the *glass* was bulletproof - just the stainless steel body.

@Dixon1430 2 ай бұрын

They never said even a single time that the glass was bulletproof.

@dillonnoller 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, irresponsible to be spreading that.

@ruipais2982 2 ай бұрын

5 years later Franz and Elon were telling the truth. They had hit that same glasswindow several times and it held. Just like today. But with all those hits the glass got fragile until it broke. Great clip

@cellman1829 2 ай бұрын

That was freaking impressive !! Considering usually when you hit something over and over it's not like hitting it once , your hitting glass that has been hit over and over and still withstands a 5 lb steel ball. 🤯🤯 No words

@osl77 2 ай бұрын

Now try it on the competition

@gregb1599 2 ай бұрын

Now let's see how you get out in an emergency like a fire and you are knocked unconscious and the doors fail to open and rescuers cannot break the glass to get you out!

@ZipZoomZip 2 ай бұрын

Are you a worry-wart in real life too? Electric cars catch on fire 1/30th as often as gas cars per registered vehicle. @@gregb1599

@yesno9592 5 күн бұрын

@gregb1599 The doors probably have a mechanical release. Firemen carry fireaxes and have crowbars, it won't be too difficult to break into it in the emergency, besides it's up to the car buyers to decide if they prefer fragile windows just in case car should catch on fire and they need to break them, not some committee or government oversight mandating this erroneous nonsense. Also, if it's good enough for the pope and others who pay thousands for bullet proof car windows, then that alone should tell you that you, that should hold your breath until your wish is fulfilled. 🙂

@ricksaul871 2 ай бұрын

They never claimed there windows were bullet proof

@wjhung2 2 ай бұрын

Wow. I thought the Q ball was going to shatter the window and was shocked when the 3" ball bearing didn't do it the first time, second time or even the third time. Thx for the vid.

@KLWTTS 2 ай бұрын

You and me both!

@ken830 2 ай бұрын

This is exactly what happened in 2019, huh? They did a few practice throws backstage before the event that likely weakened the glass and then it broke on stage.

@kegs5556 2 күн бұрын

Most people don't realize that in the US side windows are now laminated glass, they will crack but not shatter.

@scooterpenrose 2 ай бұрын

I can see the movies plots coming out - putting like James Bond in a cyber truck and dropping it in water - and he can't open the windows, can't open the doors and the windows won't break. James be stuffed ! 🤣🤣

@foxtrotwolf6081 2 ай бұрын

They put him in the water in an Esprit Turbo, the design forebear for the CT.

@geoyoshinaka5251 2 ай бұрын

DUDE, THAT IS CRAZY!! I sure would not have the balls to repeat the test when I get mine ;)

@KLWTTS 2 ай бұрын

Odd, you should be able to; they're all available on amazon with 2 day shipping.

@Nht375 2 ай бұрын

The window is not bulletproof

@misc3896 2 ай бұрын

Can you have this test done side by side with a F150. That give people a real idea the strength vs standard glass.

@pitech4446 2 ай бұрын

This is so insane, this will protect so many people from road rage and psycho trying to break into your car

@WillFealey 2 ай бұрын

Great video Ryan! Would be good to see the full thing on X, I wrongly assumed the first ball you did smashed it!

@KLWTTS 2 ай бұрын

Uploaded to X as well just now!

@ariip 2 ай бұрын

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARILY GORILLA GLASS. It is not traditional glass as we know it. It is a composite referred to as Transparent Aluminum. Developed in the 80s and it was what was referred to in the movie Star Trek The Voyage Home? when they picked up a Whale from earth which was when Scottie referred to it as Transparent Aluminum. It is now called ALON by the company that bought the rights to it around 2000 which stands for its composition of Aluminum (AL) which is 20 percent of the ingredients, Oxygen (O), and Nitrogen (N) In order to make it transparent after manufacturing it has to be polished extremely well to the point it is microscopically smooth which makes it hydrophobic. (Ie better than using rain x and is permanent in the material) It is 5x harder than glass more like Sapphire. A bulletproof window might have to be 3in thick wheras this could be 1.5 in thick to achieve the same results.

@nomad.photos 2 ай бұрын

So i live in the Bay, and where can i get this glass for my model Y? Bippers will be so bummed!

@TeslaOwnersSV 2 ай бұрын

Well done as always

@nowteslafy 2 ай бұрын

Top notch video Ryan and team!

@rwhirsch 2 ай бұрын

except for the lie about "bullet proof claim by tesla" in the first minute of the video.

@pasangsherpa4036 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service and sacrifice 🙏

@peterchow8465 2 ай бұрын

That's so impressive!

@Fellafoe69 17 күн бұрын

Seems perfect for when your in an accident on fire and no one can save you!

@millin-avp-educationav-kin9128 2 ай бұрын

Great video Ryan!

@sxmolin 2 ай бұрын

Wow that is impressive!

@aussie2uGA 2 ай бұрын

Very cool! Can a firefighter still use a diamond punch to shatter it all after an accident?

@MTYNER503 2 ай бұрын

Wow. That Ironman is an absolute beast!

@pauljefferies9087 2 ай бұрын

The owner of that truck, got a good deal.

@thesadboxman 2 ай бұрын

I have been wondering if the glass doesn't crack with the safety tool, how hard will it be to get out during an emergency?

@ZipZoomZip 2 ай бұрын

Easy, just open one of the doors! They all have mechanical releases incase the wiring is severed. It is extremely rare for someone to save their life by having to break a window (but the irrational fear of that sure does sell a lot of window breaking tools). And that's with regular trucks that have doors made of thin, painted steel that crumple in the slightest impact. The tesla doors are built like a Sherman tank. If one or two do jamb, it's easy enough to slide across the seat and exit the undamaged side.

@thesadboxman 2 ай бұрын

@@ZipZoomZip Thanks. I'm aware of those things. The scenario I was thinking about was one where the car was driven into water. In those situations, it's almost impossible to open the door due to the water pressure. Rolling down the window and escaping is the #1 solution. However if windows don't work due to electrical short issues, then breaking the glass and exiting through the window is the #2 solution. But I would agree that this is extremely rare.

@ZipZoomZip 2 ай бұрын

Tesla NEVER claimed the glass was bulletproof, simply tougher than normal autoglass.

@theairfryermaster 2 ай бұрын

Now, do the same test, with the same balls in others pick-ups, like Rivian, F 150 lightineen etc, Let's see if they support this test too. 😂😂😂

@oferfriedman5821 2 ай бұрын

Thank you it's amazing 🎉

@PeterparkerSlaps 2 ай бұрын

Well I did not expect that

@apontel 2 ай бұрын

Probably no car ever has had so much service demand from intentional damage to glass and bullets to doors 🤣

@wookieecantina 2 ай бұрын

WOW! Kudos to Tesla, this is really amazing! Great video.

@stuz32 2 ай бұрын

Honestly, the glass is very impressive

@BrandonDoyleMN 2 ай бұрын

Ballsy, I like it!

@JoeyVerrone 2 ай бұрын

This is an insane video

@vantaithongminh 2 ай бұрын

Nice test

@LaJuanHughes 2 ай бұрын

I was nervous the whole time

@robertshaw5914 2 ай бұрын

Tip of the HAT awsome job! Make sure more "fun test panels" happen like a fender or door that can be easily replaced. You have balls big enough to do it and it will keep others from testing on "random" parked trucks.

@eman7892 2 ай бұрын

Most of the windows break like normal... watched bullets go straight through.

@cellman1829 2 ай бұрын

On newer cars most are laminated which you are now definitely aware of and because of this glass breakers won't work because laminated glass doesn't shatter

@samirshah5411 2 ай бұрын

Didn’t original break due to repetitive trauma from micro fractures? So it might not have broken if you tried a window that wasn’t hit before?

@Neil_X10 2 ай бұрын

Props for smashing your own window for this test. How much does the replacement window cost?

@Wirmish 2 ай бұрын

$330

@martinguila 2 ай бұрын

I think it should come with broken glass from the factory, looks cool lol.

@martinguila 2 ай бұрын

For non gangsters the more practical thing is if he front window can take stone chips from the road on a highway which is they main reason for replacing a window i guess. And making it harder for thives to break in.

@BuckMcAntlerson 2 ай бұрын

Franz signing it would be SIIIICK

@KLWTTS 2 ай бұрын

Fingers crossed!

@zwillx3953 2 ай бұрын

damn this is pretty wild lol They need to give you a breaking hammer to get out. He had to dodge the ball coming back at him!!

@realchurch2693 2 ай бұрын

Wait until one of these trucks are in a serious accident and the emergency crew can't get you out.

@markplott4820 2 ай бұрын

EVERY Tesla made has MANUAL door Release . in the LATEST crash test, the Cybertruck in FRONT impact, the Doors still opened.

@stephenhumble7627 2 ай бұрын

Bulletproof glass is a bit misleading since bullet proof glass really means bullet resistant glass - ie. it will break but as long as long as it stops the bullet passing thru it's doing the job. I am amazed at the toughness that big steel ball was almost 2kg and it took several good hard hits before it finally broke - this is way stronger than normal automotive glass - EM said something about it being acoustic glass so it's also good at sound blocking. I think it may actually stop .22 .38 .45 APC and 9mm hand gun rounds - well the first shot at least. It would need to have an inner poly layer to prevent spalling like proper bullet resistant glass has i don't know if it does or not.

@markplott4820 2 ай бұрын

MTAV oshkosh uses REAL bullet proof glass.

@stephenhumble7627 2 ай бұрын

@@markplott4820 It would it's a military protected mobility vehicle and it weighs 12 tonnes. !

@NotTubeIm 2 ай бұрын

Now I wonder if the door pusher actuates when you press the inside door button to open it, or does it assume that a human will push it? Because under water pressure that pusher may have more power.

@markplott4820 2 ай бұрын

MANUAL door release inside .

@cellman1829 2 ай бұрын

Wrong wording not bullet proof Better wording is shatter proof for the glass 😎

@DuulHomes 2 ай бұрын

Seems that they really were hitting it backstage before the show!

@DanielASchaeffer 2 ай бұрын

rent a pitching machine (or borrow mine) and fire a 2" ice ball at the window at 70MPH. It's supposed to take it. That'll impress me.

@KLWTTS 2 ай бұрын

I’m down.

@eman7892 2 ай бұрын

Bullet proof glass is generally about 1.5 inches thick.

@markplott4820 2 ай бұрын

try the Glass on UPARMORED mtav.

@CraigLongo 2 ай бұрын

How much is that going to cost to fix?

@KLWTTS 2 ай бұрын

$350 and it's done!

@Fixitt 2 ай бұрын

They don’t claim the glass is bulletproof lol

@frederick6886 2 ай бұрын

Crazy!

@mrneildillingham 2 ай бұрын

Tesla NEVER claimed it was bullet proof…..come on man, you did all this great work to make this video, don’t piss everyone off by screwing the facts

@OneWheelMan 2 ай бұрын

They never said the GLASS was bulletproof. They said that about the stainless steel body (and only to 9mm/smaller handgun calibers). I'm surprised someone who literally went to the events and HAS a Cybertruck would get this wrong. (If someone thinks I'm wrong, I'm all ears)

@adventuresofneric2624 2 ай бұрын

Funniest thing is armored glass didn’t make it to production, this is just laminated glass. Nowhere in your purchase agreement or the website says that say it is armored glass.

@KLWTTS 2 ай бұрын

Watch the delivery event part again...

@markplott4820 2 ай бұрын

this is TESLA Armored glass (tm). its very TOUGH , not fake tough like every other Truck.

@Teddy_M85 2 ай бұрын

The media will clip the last throw and show how the CT is not bulletproof 🙄

@gregb1599 2 ай бұрын

One more way to guarantee you cannot escape or be rescued should you crash the car and the doors fail to open and a fire starts as happened in the Model S that hit a tree and caught fire, the occupants were burnt alive! The door handles failed to pop open and rescuers could not get any grip to pull the door open. This only makes that 10x harder thanks to this glass!

@rygregory 2 ай бұрын

Well, this is exactly why Tesla doesn’t spend much on their own marketing. Hey, that’s the San Francisco service center!

@EnriqueThiele 2 ай бұрын

Tesla canceled the bullet proof glass mayb6 6 months before the final production was fixed for production. They once tried the "transoarent aluminum, but the cost was too high for the price target (will they make it a s a future option?). At the end they only installed tampered glass, same as in any modern automobile. Triying that after the officiel release was kind of funny, but as the video progress that glass was amazing. It is not bullet proof but it is neither a "normal" auto glass. A lot better than I was expecting

@therealzyrtec 2 ай бұрын

I bet you cant find a legit source for this information

@stephenhumble7627 2 ай бұрын

AFAIK it's not normal tempered glass it's acoustic glass. I think this is laminated sheets of glass with a poly layer between this is a bit like bulletproof glass and is good for sound dampening.

@sjvtesla 2 ай бұрын

Impressive

@stephenlandrum7770 2 ай бұрын

Wow!!!!

@Ducatista10 2 ай бұрын

They have never claimed the glass was bullet proof. They claimed the body was to 9mm bullets. The glass was just described as armour glass and super tough. But they never claimed the glass of the truck was bullet proof. I think you need to watch the event again.

@ranig2848 2 ай бұрын

Now do the same with an F150…. Just make sure a dealership has 5+ spare windows 😅

@Gurule 2 ай бұрын

Easy upvote

@Anthony1337 2 ай бұрын

You’re the fucking best bro lol 😂

@TN-nn4oz 2 ай бұрын

This is the realest test! Thank you. I am so tired of Elon-fan-boy youtubers trying to avoid the window test.

@sikukudotke 2 ай бұрын

Disappointed that no bullets were used in the making of this video

@AustinFerguson 2 ай бұрын

This glass needs to be on all tesla windshields and roof glass..

@ludicrousmodel3173 2 ай бұрын

Tesla never said the glass was "Bulletproof".

@tvguide4khv 2 ай бұрын

Ouch )))) but how it will work in evacuation?? Need some Tesla answers first...

@KLWTTS 2 ай бұрын

I think this testing shows that it could actually be a problem for evacuation

@tvguide4khv 2 ай бұрын

@@KLWTTS may be it's same for all multilayer laminated?

@markplott4820 2 ай бұрын

EVERY Tesla has MANUAL door Release.

@MrSnicol 2 ай бұрын

Unbelivable!!!

@rwhirsch 2 ай бұрын

NO NO NO...THEY NEVER claimed the windows were bullet proof...why do you say that?

@Arpedk 2 ай бұрын

Awesome, but difficult to interpret given nobody has ever thrown anything against a normal window. So F-150 next?

@algersonvincent 2 ай бұрын

waits years for a vehicle just to throw rocks at it for views lol. love it

@B4R0N. 2 ай бұрын

So you're saying cracking windows/windshields will be near impossible, but at the expense of being able to escape the vehicle in an emergency.

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 ай бұрын

If you damage the car so bad that your only exit is the glass, then you are meant to die. Lol

@aircraftmech123456 2 ай бұрын

I wonder how many insurance claims will be submitted the next couple months?

@Digikidthevoiceofreason 2 ай бұрын

Dude you look like a clone of Chris Pine! 😂

@markplott4820 2 ай бұрын

clone of Gene Simmons (sweeting to oldies).

@Lb.q2 2 ай бұрын

Bulletproof glass is an optional extra. This car does not have that optional extra.