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You found it. 🍌 The banana at the Next Gen Roadster reveal wasn't an accident. I

Oct 18, 2026 · via X · @zackpittman
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"You found it. 🍌 
The banana at the Next Gen Roadster reveal wasn't an accident. It was an analog stopwatch.
A laser triggered the drop the instant the tires started to roll. We hung it at exactly the car's 0-60 time at the time of 1 second. 
Banana hits the ground. Car hits the laser wall. Same frame.
Here's how we did it 🧵"

(Source: X · @zackpittman)

"You found it. 🍌 
The banana at the Next Gen Roadster reveal wasn't an accident. It was an analog stopwatch.
A laser triggered the drop the instant the tires started to roll. We hung it at exactly the car's 0-60 time at the time of 1 second. 
Banana hits the ground. Car hits the laser wall. Same frame.
Here's how we did it 🧵"— X · @zackpittman
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