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The hat was just an off-the-shelf black hat combined with length of white embroidery thread.
by sjburt 9y ago
The hat was just an off-the-shelf black hat combined with length of white embroidery thread.
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y agoWhat is this in reference to? Edit: oh, I see, never mind. I don't follow Musk much.
- keane 9y agoThe Tesla Roadster was just an off-the-shelf AC drivetrain system for lithium-ion cars coupled with the body of a commercial sportscar. Total cost of these two items: $267,690.* AC drivetrain by AC Propulsion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Propulsion_tzero https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Propulsion_tzero Sportscar body by Lotus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Elise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Elise Via http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/19/travel/driving-lots-of-zoom-with-batteries.html http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/19/travel/driving-lots-of-zoo... *Lotus Elise: $47,690; AC Propulsion AC-150: $25,000; AC Propulsion tzero: $220,000 Flamethrower, hat, roadster –– all share the same pattern… Maybe this is Elon's modus operandi for creating consumer products.
- muthdra 9y agoOMG guys you are so right even PayPal is just a bunch of off-the-shelf processors coupled together with some sort of digital language. The people there are not even doing real accounting. Wake up, sheeple. You're being ripped off!