Whereas the Cybertruck’s launch has been pushed again till someday subsequent 12 months, these hankering after a mishmash of sharp angles had the chance to avail themselves of a  a lot smaller — and cheaper — substitute.

Elon Musk invited his 65 million followers on Twitter to “Blow the whistle on Tesla!” with a brand new $50 “cyberwhistle” that’s already bought out on Tesla’s website. By no means one to overlook a chance for a sneaky dig, in a tweet that adopted, Musk beneficial his followers to not waste their cash on “that foolish Apple Material,” a reference to a $19 microfiber sharpening fabric from Apple that bought out inside hours.

Identical to the aforementioned fabric, the recognition of the Cyberwhistle quickly noticed demand outstrip provide. Not solely did it shortly promote out, however some opportunistic resellers had already listed the trinket on eBay with most asking within the $150-$300 vary, however some are going as excessive as $2,250.

The crazier half is that we discovered dozens of Cyberwhistles having really bought for over $200 on eBay. Discuss getting excessive.

Learn: Manufacturing unit Employee Sues Tesla For Alleged “Pervasive Sexual Harassment”

Don’t waste your cash on that foolish Apple Material, purchase our whistle as a substitute!

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 1, 2021

Whereas even $50 is certainly rather a lot to ask for a whistle, Tesla says that this “premium collectible” is created from medical-grade chrome steel with a sophisticated end. It additionally comes with an “built-in attachment function for added versatility,” which absolutely must be essentially the most roundabout method of claiming it may be hooked up to a lanyard.

Whereas the whistle is an amusing addition to Tesla’s line of limited-edition novelty objects — which features a $1,500 surfboard that bought out simply as fast — the entire “whistleblowing” gag is a humorous spin on what seems to be a really actual downside for the American EV maker.

Final month it was alleged that Tesla’s feminine workers have been subjected to “pervasive sexual harassment” at its Fremont, California, manufacturing facility. A month earlier, a federal courtroom in San Francisco ordered Tesla to pay Owen Diaz, a Black former employee on the automaker’s Fremont manufacturing facility, $130 million in punitive damages in addition to $6.9 million for emotional misery after he endured racial harassment on the plant.