Wednesday, February 07, 2018

Silly Season


What?! Elon Musk uses his new powerful SpaceX rocket to send a Tesla sportscar to Mars ...  see: Quartz Story. Is this a rational use of assets all around? Feels like PR hokum to me.

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  1. Yes. And "Wow!". Makes me smile.

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  2. Because he can. I'll bet a nickel that every aerospace geek around the world has a big smile over this act. Even the Russians, the Chinese, and "Little Rocket Man."

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  3. Did you see the two first stage rockets land simultaneously vertically. Wow! The other rocket (almost) landed on a barge at sea.

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    1. I am impressed with the technology. Does the Tesla have an engine?

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  4. All electric vehicles have motors not engines. But rather than quibble, it could be a car that got trashed in a flood but still looks good.

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    1. Wouldn't the batteries catch on fire when water touched them in a flood?

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