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# Tesla: 'Do a kickflip!' — edited video of the Roadster's thruster roll over parked Teslas

Tesla (@Tesla), X, 2026-10-16.
Source: https://x.com/Tesla/status/2110926164306931860

## Why it matters

Tesla's own 44-second edit of the kickflip stunt (5.0M views on Oct 16); Tesla's YouTube copy calls it 'the 2nd live demo during the Roadster event'.

## Summary

Posted Oct 16, 2026, 02:49 UTC with the text "Do a kickflip!" and a 44-second multi-angle video: the Roadster lifts off on gas jets
beside a parked Semi, Cybertruck, Cybercab and other Teslas, rolls 360° over the Semi and lands in a gas cloud. Checked via
api.fxtwitter.com on Oct 16: 5,013,489 views, ~86.5k likes. Same video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5vsHHPVhJg

## Archived text

> Do a kickflip!

Archived 2026-10-16 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
Counts: 5,245,733 views, 88,345 likes, 11,769 reposts, 2,177 replies (at fetch time)
Media: https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2110926020517732352/vid/avc1/3840x2160/MgRkcNHatljPDcgd.mp4?tag=29

## Cited in

- 2026-10-15: [Tesla unveils the next-gen Roadster with SpaceX-derived cold-gas thrusters](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-15-tesla-roadster-unveil-thrusters-kickflip/)
- Video: [The Kickflip | Roadster](https://postcutoff.com/v/tesla-roadster-the-kickflip/)