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I for one think it likely that Musk talks with a good grasp of the facts. But I will say on the PR angle, he does compete directly with the entrenched manufact
by willvarfar 14y ago
I for one think it likely that Musk talks with a good grasp of the facts.
But I will say on the PR angle, he does compete directly with the entrenched manufacturers in the space arena and all discredit and doubt cast would serve him well.
- simonh 14y agoYoure focusing on what Elon Musk has to gain, which is very, very little. This is actual all about what he stands to lose. Tesla's business is predicated on the public accepting that cars packed with Li batteries are safe. If the public loses faith is Li batter mass power storage, Tesla is toast. That doesn't mean Elon is either right or wrong, but it's sufficient to explain why he feels a pressing need to be involved in the debate.
- willvarfar 14y agoOh so obvious in hindsight! +1
- asmithmd1 14y agoThis is exactly why he is out in front of this issue. I worked in a hardware store after the first space shuttle accident in 1986. More than one customer thought the store should not be selling O rings since they caused the shuttle to blow up.
- KMag 14y agoDid these seem to think that the o-rings were made of an explosive material, or did they seem to be worried that by selling o-rings the store was somehow enabling shoddy safety engineering? Sometimes, I just have to try and convince myself that I'm missing the sarcasm and the general public is smarter than it appears.