In this week's comment update, readers are weighing up the environmental impact of Elon Musk's Cybertruck and a Seattle after-death facility.
Road rage: Elon Musk's Cybertruck, a bulletproof electric vehicle which was unveiled this week, has given rise to strong opinions from Dezeen commenters who ranged from applauding a unique design to despairing over safety concerns.
"I went from disliking the look immensely when I watched the launch, to loving it immensely in less than 12 hours," explained SMARTEEPANTZ.
Micha Der was similarly impressed: "This is extremely clever. One is fast to judge this to be an ugly fail. But I don't think the target group is normal people or the typical pickup buyer."
Other commenters expressed concerns about the practicality of the design for road use. "Beyond ridiculous!" exclaimed Alan Smith. "A pick-up is meant to be a practical, rugged vehicle. What this thing is or is meant to be is a mystery." "What happens when this car hits a pedestrian or cyclist"" asked Lee Kennedy-Washington. "I'll assume it'll go through the same rigorous testing as other road vehicles but a car designed to look this aggressive and made from toughened steel seems to show no respect for how it will fit in with the streetscape."
"Now that somebody has finally designed something that looks futuristic, people moan about it," Jaymes Moynihan said in defence of the vehicle.
Miles Teg agreed that the ...