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I thought for a minute that the site was an Onion-esque parody site considering the first couple paragraphs deal with how they tried to name their models after

I thought for a minute that the site was an Onion-esque parody site considering the first couple paragraphs deal with how they tried to name their models after the word 'sex'.

grinich 12y ago
Nope, that's just Elon for you. Another example: the code name for SpaceX's future Mars launch vehicle is `BFR`. aka, Big F*cking Rocket
- tacticus 12y ago
  And the test stand BFTS the big fucking test stand.
  - agumonkey 12y ago
    And they said naming is hard.
beltex 12y ago
For reference and fun, Musk speaking about the trademark. http://youtu.be/MBItc_QAUUM?t=38m30s http://youtu.be/MBItc_QAUUM?t=38m30s BTW, they have 'y' as well. :)
- danieldrehmer 12y ago
  after that he gives more details on his design for a vtol supersonic aircraft, which is awesome
jobu 12y ago
If you picture Elon Musk as Tony Stark from the Iron Man movies then that quote fits a little better. (Supposedly Robert Downey Jr even modeled his character after Musk).
- gaelian 12y ago
  I always think of him as being more like Peter Weyland from the Alien universe. "For those of you who do not yet know me, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Peter Weyland, and if you'll indulge me, I'd like to change the world."[0] 0. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpYUW0ekPSA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpYUW0ekPSA