Elon Musk: Smartest Guy in The World or Complete Clown?

**Skidog** · 05-31-2016, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by commonlaw

http://wiki.tfes.org/FAQ

Man...this is great stuff....wow...just WOW....

**Benny Profane** · 05-31-2016, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by BmillsSkier

What were his thoughts on the album? Propaganda?

He was a rap fan. Seriously.

**BmillsSkier** · 05-31-2016, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by Benny Profane

He was a rap fan. Seriously.

He must really enjoy that rapper I posted up earlier then. Flat earth hip hop, yo.

**Skidog** · 05-31-2016, 10:03 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLE-ocDoXrs

**iceman** · 05-31-2016, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by commonlaw

http://wiki.tfes.org/FAQ

that reminds me of this a little: http://worldrps.com

except they're not really serious at the World Rock Paper Scissors Society. The forums on there used to be pretty fun but they're dead as a doornail now. Maybe TGR could bring the place back to life, what say ye? ROSHAMBO!!!

**From_the_NEK** · 05-31-2016, 10:15 AM

Some people like Musk are looking ahead.

However, it feels like more and more (especially in this country) are not. I feel like we keep sliding toward...

**Dantheman** · 05-31-2016, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by commonlaw

Oh yeah. There's a bunch of them. They're awesome.

more great SpaceX stuff.

Wow. I love that you can clearly see the little burst thrusters firing while he wonders what mechanism could possibly be responsible for correcting the orientation of the rocket.

**Art Shirk** · 05-31-2016, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by Dantheman

Wow. I love that you can clearly see the little burst thrusters firing while he wonders what mechanism could possibly be responsible for correcting the orientation of the rocket.

That's complete garbage.

**Skidog** · 05-31-2016, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by commonlaw

That's complete garbage.

"Ball Earth Garbage" to be exact.

**jibij** · 05-31-2016, 02:02 PM

Rode in a Model S d90 yesterday. I'm convinced he's a wizard or something. The car is pure fucking magic.

**Benny Profane** · 05-31-2016, 04:42 PM

Until it runs out of juice.

**iceman** · 05-31-2016, 05:23 PM

Good point. The nuclear reactor in my Tucker has never needed fuel.

**abraham** · 05-31-2016, 05:36 PM

I saw a tesla stopped on the side of an offramp in Eugene yesterday. At the top was a sign for the ev charging port, first time I've seen someone run out of power on the highway

**JimmyCarter** · 06-02-2016, 07:47 AM

Elon Musk: We're Probably Living in a Video Game

http://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-were-pr...ame-1780049652

**jm2e** · 06-02-2016, 08:15 AM

I'm a fan. Just wish I could afford the price of admission. Though it would need to be 4WD.

**Ottime** · 06-02-2016, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by JimmyCarter

Elon Musk: We're Probably Living in a Video Game

http://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-were-pr...ame-1780049652

So there is a God? And it is just some socially awkward teenage alien who never goes out to play with other aliens. Yup, we are fucked.

**iceman** · 06-02-2016, 10:45 AM

That stuff only makes sense if you're the one playing the game. And if I was playing a game there would be way more hookers and blow. So it doesn't make sense.

**muted** · 06-02-2016, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by Benny Profane

Until it runs out of juice.

No shit, and Ferraris suck when they run out gas. Why would anyone buy one?

**rod9301** · 06-02-2016, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by muted

No shit, and Ferraris suck when they run out gas. Why would anyone buy one?

Yeah, but it takes a few minutes to fill up a car with gas, instead of hours with an ev.

Btw, an ev battery loses 30 percent of its capacity after 500 cycles, ie about a year of charging.

**Dantheman** · 06-02-2016, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by rod9301

Yeah, but it takes a few minutes to fill up a car with gas, instead of hours with an ev.

Btw, an ev battery loses 30 percent of its capacity after 500 cycles, ie about a year of charging.

You're missing the forest for the trees. Electric engines are demonstrably superior to ICEs in every conceivable way. The only advantage ICEs hold is energy storage. Once the energy storage issue is solved ICEs will become museum pieces overnight. It's a very good thing that someone is pushing development of EVs.

**rod9301** · 06-02-2016, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by Dantheman

You're missing the forest for the trees. Electric engines are demonstrably superior to ICEs in every conceivable way. The only advantage ICEs hold is energy storage. Once the energy storage issue is solved ICEs will become museum pieces overnight. It's a very good thing that someone is pushing development of EVs.

I agree with everything you're saying.

As soon as the energy storage is solved, evs are the way to go.

But that's in the future. Right now, they are sold to people for bragging rights as the third or fourth car.

I had a car that had a range of 200 miles on a tank of gas, and it was a pain in the ass. It seemed that I was always looking for a gas station.

**digitaldeath** · 06-02-2016, 12:53 PM

what about free gas from the govt

**abraham** · 06-02-2016, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by digitaldeath

someone should invent ICE charger for EV

BMW i3 has one as an option

**PNWbrit** · 06-02-2016, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by rod9301

Right now, they are sold to people for bragging rights.

Aren't the majority of cars sold for bragging rights of some kind or another.."My truck is bigger than yours", "my BMW is ultimate driving machine", "My Saab makes everyone think I'm an architect", "my Sonata makes me look like a >____fill in the blank_____<" etc....