Elon Musk - Boring Company
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Not sure if people had seen this, but I do love the things he's willing to fund.
https://thetechportal.com/2017/01/25/elon-musk-tun...
https://thetechportal.com/2017/05/17/elon-musk-bor...
https://thetechportal.com/2017/01/25/elon-musk-tun...
https://thetechportal.com/2017/05/17/elon-musk-bor...
Some of the plans are mental looking. Wonder if they are even remotely possible though!
https://www.dezeen.com/2017/05/02/elon-musk-boring...
https://www.dezeen.com/2017/05/02/elon-musk-boring...
p1stonhead said:
Some of the plans are mental looking. Wonder if they are even remotely possible though!
https://www.dezeen.com/2017/05/02/elon-musk-boring...
I'd love to do the utilities diversions on that one!!!https://www.dezeen.com/2017/05/02/elon-musk-boring...
What's an underground tunnel, as in "Interestingly, the conversation on Twitter then moved to the location of the very first underground tunnel."
Where else can tunnels go?
Then "The idea of boring tunnels to funnel individuals during a traffic jam came to Elon Musk when he himself was stuck in one in December."
Pleonasms don't suggest genius to me, not does thinking of something that someone has already invented.
I went to a post-ceremony A27 tunnel opening, about as boring as you probably thought it would be. I was buttonholed by the project manager who went to great pains, that's for me as well, to tell me all the problems in building the tunnel in that part of West Sussex. I asked if they could have built it somewhere less hilly. We walked off.
I say went, but the superintendent got the invite and passed it onto his chief inspector. That's why I had to go.
Nice edible little gubbins though. Chinese and not straight out of Aldi. Hand made. Quite a selection. There's money in this digging.
Where else can tunnels go?
Then "The idea of boring tunnels to funnel individuals during a traffic jam came to Elon Musk when he himself was stuck in one in December."
Pleonasms don't suggest genius to me, not does thinking of something that someone has already invented.
I went to a post-ceremony A27 tunnel opening, about as boring as you probably thought it would be. I was buttonholed by the project manager who went to great pains, that's for me as well, to tell me all the problems in building the tunnel in that part of West Sussex. I asked if they could have built it somewhere less hilly. We walked off.
I say went, but the superintendent got the invite and passed it onto his chief inspector. That's why I had to go.
Nice edible little gubbins though. Chinese and not straight out of Aldi. Hand made. Quite a selection. There's money in this digging.
Derek Smith said:
What's an underground tunnel, as in "Interestingly, the conversation on Twitter then moved to the location of the very first underground tunnel."
Where else can tunnels go?
Then "The idea of boring tunnels to funnel individuals during a traffic jam came to Elon Musk when he himself was stuck in one in December."
Pleonasms don't suggest genius to me, not does thinking of something that someone has already invented.
I went to a post-ceremony A27 tunnel opening, about as boring as you probably thought it would be. I was buttonholed by the project manager who went to great pains, that's for me as well, to tell me all the problems in building the tunnel in that part of West Sussex. I asked if they could have built it somewhere less hilly. We walked off.
I say went, but the superintendent got the invite and passed it onto his chief inspector. That's why I had to go.
Nice edible little gubbins though. Chinese and not straight out of Aldi. Hand made. Quite a selection. There's money in this digging.
Slightly off topic but I was walking the dog 2 days back and on the path a mole had put up a small mole hill on the path. As I approached I saw the mound gain height as he shoved a bit more out. I stood watching for a moment and then my dog started sniffing around. So we walked off.Where else can tunnels go?
Then "The idea of boring tunnels to funnel individuals during a traffic jam came to Elon Musk when he himself was stuck in one in December."
Pleonasms don't suggest genius to me, not does thinking of something that someone has already invented.
I went to a post-ceremony A27 tunnel opening, about as boring as you probably thought it would be. I was buttonholed by the project manager who went to great pains, that's for me as well, to tell me all the problems in building the tunnel in that part of West Sussex. I asked if they could have built it somewhere less hilly. We walked off.
I say went, but the superintendent got the invite and passed it onto his chief inspector. That's why I had to go.
Nice edible little gubbins though. Chinese and not straight out of Aldi. Hand made. Quite a selection. There's money in this digging.
Today, the mole hill was twice as big!
Never seen a live mole, just the odd dead one, fascinating creatures. What's the point though?
Elon? What's the point? You and your tunnels etc etc. Derek Smith was less impressed with your efforts and the A27 than I was with a mole on a hillside in Kent.
Does that tell use more about which is more blind? The mole, Elon or Mr D Smith?
Edited by Gandahar on Sunday 3rd December 00:03
Derek Smith said:
What's an underground tunnel, as in "Interestingly, the conversation on Twitter then moved to the location of the very first underground tunnel."
I would surmise that "underground tunnel" is used to indicate one that is specifically dug below the surface compared with a tunnel that is merely dug through something such as a hill. Possibly also to differentiate between a deep level bored tunnel as being different to a "cut and cover" approach.Watched the series 'Mars' on Netflix the other day and Elon's vision is commendable. The World needs visionaries like him to break boundaries. He could sit on a beach somewhere and live a slow, luxurious lifestyle but no, he wants to do things no other person has done before, to explore new avenues and push technology further.
I really don't get the hate from some - are they just jealous, small-minded bumpkins?
I really don't get the hate from some - are they just jealous, small-minded bumpkins?
Coolbanana said:
I really don't get the hate from some - are they just jealous, small-minded bumpkins?
Nope, many people just don't fall for the over hyped bulls
t (marketing style) used. No doubting some of the achievements companies he's associated with have made but he's not the messiah, he's just a man.His method seems to be to over egg everything, fail to deliver but deliver something good enough that people forgive him.
Look beyond the statement pieces and look to reality and you'll see what I mean.
XM5ER said:
I used to think that Elon was just a bit of a chancer but I'm now happy to admit that the guy is just operating on a higher plane of intelligence. Bona fide genius.
Hardly - none of his ideas to date have been new - electric cars existed before Testa, the idea behind Hyperloop has also been around for years, and digging tunnels isn't new either. So far, he's not come up with anything new - just brought old ideas up to date with current technology.I wonder how he would have fared if he didn't have 20 billion dollars behind him.
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