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Welcome to The John Johnston Lounge, where tech, business, politics, and culture collide. Join host John Johnston (JJ) for a daily breakdown of some of the most powerful tech companies and people.

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Elon’s “Flying” Roadster Stunt: Was The Ramp Magnetized?!

October 20, 2026

Elon Musk (0:00)

It looks like you're breaking physics, because the car sticks to the ground so hard.

SPEAKER_2 (0:04)

Musk's claim that this is the result of fan suction cannot be true.

The ramp stunt was done with magnets. Musk lied about it to make the car appear more impressive than it actually is.

John Johnston (0:14)

Hi everyone, JJ here. Welcome back to The Lounge. Well today, a little bit more on Tesla's flying car demo, the new Roadster movie stunt, as I called it. Not really a demo, I made a video about this yesterday. I wasn't gonna make a video about this today, but some interesting information has come to light, and I'm…

It's not an accusation, and I do not know. I was gonna move on. Elon's moved on.

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