Think you've seen it all when it comes to electric cars? This next story is nuts — literally.
A doctor from Texas has gone viral after he came up with a unique solution to perform a vasectomy after the power at his clinic went out.
Instead of a backup generator, he used his Rivian R1T truck — aka an electric car.
Tesla, for example, gives its riders a self-driving feature. This means that they can sit back and relax while their car does all the work. Some users have gotten a little too comfortable with this feature, though.
The “driver” of the car was reclined in his seat, catching some Z’s. His hands weren’t even on the wheel, which gave other drivers a fright.
So far, there are no laws that say that using a Tesla in self-driving mode is illegal. Sleeping behind the wheel, however, is a different story.
We’ve heard of the Tesla dog feature, which allows dogs to be left by themselves in the car with the air conditioning on. But this is something else entirely.
Allowing drivers to relax while their car drives for them? Sleeping behind the whee while the car drives? Check. Dogs driving cars? Check! What’s next? Electric cars powering a vasectomy, of course.
He was going to reschedule his patient’s procedure when his colleague suggested that he power the procedure with his electric car.
Besides, vasectomies are quick, only about 15-20 minutes, so they wouldn’t require that much power. Yang had a backup plan if needed: a handheld cautery device.
“After we were done, I told his family. We all had a good laugh together too,” Yang said in an interview with WGLT.
“But it’s definitely great to have that as a backup just in case.” Yang shared the story of his miracle on Twitter, which quickly went viral.
People were amazed by his story. "Just when you think you’ve seen it all…" one wrote. "Well that's one way to get it done," added another.
"Guys will *literally* hotwire a vehicle to avoid responsibility," wrote this Twitter user. "Now you can write the car off as a work expense," joked another. "Obligatory," a third tweeted, with a picture of "nuts" on a truck.
