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Ryan Butcher
Feb 08, 2018
You know what's tough?
Sitting at home, with a pile of dishes in the sink, and laundry that needs doing, thinking up new excuses to avoid going to the gym, and then being hit with the realisation that this week Elon Musk sent a car into outer space.
Elon Musk. Sent a car. Into outer space.
What have you done?
Actually, some of you have contributed something that's perhaps even more important to humanity than the remarkable feats of engineering, technology, and mathematics involved in the launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy.
Some of you have written a funny tweet. And some of you have written funny tweets about Elon Musk! See where we're going, here?
First up, just some old fashioned general lols.
Me when I say I’m five minutes away https://t.co/IcL42swdf1— Jess Dweck (@Jess Dweck) 1517983114
It only took 43 years to make the sculpture outside Space Mountain at @WDWToday a reality. #SpaceX https://t.co/4A1o97soUT— How Bowers (@How Bowers) 1517957656
You: “It’s 2018 where are our flying cars” @elonmusk: https://t.co/1pUXJyHZtC— Pablo S. Torre (@Pablo S. Torre) 1517951607
There was a theory that perhaps maybe Musk had taken an internal Tesla memo a little too far.
Wonder if Mr Musk slightly misunderstood the ‘how do we launch the new Tesla Roadster’ email?— chris harris (@chris harris) 1517950754
Then, there were a lot of references to movies.
Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads... #FalconHeavy Thanks @elonmusk and @SpaceX!! https://t.co/b5nFVzUQQc— Starman (@Starman) 1517951157
Fast and furious. Elon musk version https://t.co/rObH38xl1X— Angoor Stark 🍇🇮🇳 (@Angoor Stark 🍇🇮🇳) 1518075322
Congrats to Elon Musk on his sequel to the classic film "Dude, Where's My Car?"— Ken Bone (@Ken Bone) 1517976609
And the fact that everything's gone a little sci-fi.
You need to see this Kiptin, it is some sort of alien wessel! #FalconHeavy #SpaceX #ElonMusk #Tesla #Starman… https://t.co/vDTk4q6P7c— Dave Webb (@Dave Webb) 1518006873
This one was an oldie, but a goodie.
A lot of people pointed out that Musk may as well be a Bond villain at this point.
Also, is anyone worried that Elon Musk is actually a Bond-style super villain? I mean who shoots a luxury sports c… https://t.co/DSxfDBFeY0— Jenevieve Frank (@Jenevieve Frank) 1518024011
ELON MUSK IS A BOND VILLAIN'S NAME https://t.co/WSVqoE16BN— Bryan Fuller (@Bryan Fuller) 1518029245
And anyone who's ever played Mario Kart will know Rainbow Road is the absolute worst.
Exclusive look at Elon Musk's car in orbit 🚀👨🏻🚀 https://t.co/vMx59g5JJI— GAMINGbible (@GAMINGbible) 1518004870
But sadly, someone had to bring us all crashing back down to reality, and this time it was the turn of the Have I Got News For You official Twitter account to show us all what could have been.
As Elon Musk blasts a car into space, people in UK ask why couldn’t it have been this one? https://t.co/IMoAWRE5Le— Have I Got News For You (@Have I Got News For You) 1518004731
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