Elon, joking around.
The moments Elon Musk was not being serious.
The Falcon Heavy launches Starman in a cherry-red Roadster
For the first Falcon Heavy test flight, instead of a boring concrete mass simulator, Elon Musk strapped his own midnight-cherry Tesla Roadster to the.
“The dashboard carried a 'Don't Panic!' inscription, a nod to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.”
Grokipedia, Falcon Heavy test flight (grokipedia.com/page/Falcon_Heavy_test_flight)
The 'Not-A-Flamethrower' that was definitely a flamethrower
The Boring Company sold approximately 20,000 'Not-A-Flamethrower' devices at 500 dollars each, yielding about 10 million dollars in sales within days.
“Officially 'Not-A-Flamethrower.' Functionally, very much a flamethrower.”
Grokipedia, The Boring Company (grokipedia.com/page/The_Boring_Company)
Selling 50,000 hats and bricks to bootstrap a tunnel company
Before the flamethrowers, the Boring Company raised non-dilutive capital by selling 50,000 branded hats, then marketed 'Boring Bricks' made from.
“Step one to digging tunnels under cities: sell hats and turn the leftover dirt into souvenir bricks.”
Grokipedia, The Boring Company (grokipedia.com/page/The_Boring_Company)
'Funding secured' at 420 dollars a share
Elon Musk posted that he had 'funding secured' to take Tesla private at 420 dollars per share, a tweet that triggered an SEC settlement.
“'420 was not chosen because of a joke.”
Grokipedia, Elon Musk (grokipedia.com/page/Elon_Musk)
Teslaquila: an April Fools' bankruptcy gag that became a real bottle
On April Fools' Day, Elon Musk posted a fake bankruptcy scenario picturing himself surrounded by 'Teslaquila' bottles, deadpanning 'This is not a.
“'This is not a forward-looking statement...”
Grokipedia, Tesla Tequila (grokipedia.com/page/Tesla_Tequila)
The Cybertruck 'Armor Glass' that cracked on stage
At the Cybertruck reveal, designer Franz von Holzhausen threw a metal ball at the supposedly shatterproof 'Armor Glass' to prove its toughness, and.
“The 'shatterproof' Armor Glass cracked on the metal-ball toss, twice, during its own live demo.”
Grokipedia, Tesla Cybertruck (grokipedia.com/page/Tesla_Cybertruck)
The Cyberquad for Kids that got recalled
Unveiled alongside the Cybertruck in 2019, the full-size Cyberquad ATV never shipped, but a children's ride-on toy version did.
“The angular stainless ATV's only real-world release was a toy, and even that got recalled.”
Grokipedia, Tesla Cyberquad (grokipedia.com/page/Tesla_Cyberquad)
Naming a child X AE A-12
Elon Musk and the musician Grimes named their son X AE A-12, a string of letters and numbers that naming rules later forced them to adjust to X AE.
“A baby name that needed a pronunciation guide and a legal edit.”
Grokipedia, Elon Musk (grokipedia.com/page/Elon_Musk)
The Roadster's optional 'SpaceX package' of cold-gas thrusters
Elon Musk promoted the next-generation Tesla Roadster with an optional 'SpaceX package' adding around ten cold-gas thrusters to push 0-to-60 mph.
“A car with an optional rocket-thruster upgrade, pitched with a straight face.”
Grokipedia, Tesla Roadster (second generation) (grokipedia.com/page/Tesla_Roadster_(second_generation))
Hosting SNL as the self-proclaimed 'Dogefather'
Amid a Dogecoin frenzy he had repeatedly fueled with one-line posts, Elon Musk hosted Saturday Night Live and dubbed himself the 'Dogefather.'.
“Asked on live TV what Dogecoin is, he answered: 'It's a hustle.'”
Grokipedia, Dogecoin (grokipedia.com/page/Dogecoin)
Endorsing 'D-O-G-E' to lead a government efficiency push
When the idea of a Department of Government Efficiency surfaced, sharing the acronym DOGE with the meme dog, Elon Musk replied with a three-word.
“'That is the perfect name.'”
Elon Musk on X (@elonmusk), 2024-08-14, verified in explainers/_work/quotes.json (relatedSlug doge-initiatives)
Walking into Twitter HQ carrying a sink
Days before completing his Twitter takeover, Elon Musk strolled into the San Francisco headquarters lugging a porcelain sink.
“He captioned the entrance 'let that sink in,' with a real sink in his arms.”
Grokipedia, Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk (grokipedia.com/page/Acquisition_of_Twitter_by_Elon_Musk)
'The bird is freed'
On the night the Twitter acquisition closed, Elon Musk announced his new control of the company with a single short, jokey line riffing on Twitter's.
“'The bird is freed.'”
Elon Musk on X (@elonmusk), 2022-10-27, verified in explainers/_work/quotes.json (relatedSlug x-app)
'I am selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no house.'
Elon Musk posted that he was offloading nearly all his belongings and would own no home, then added a single deadpan exception and a quip about why.
“'Don't need the cash.”
Elon Musk on X (@elonmusk), 2020-05-01, x.com/elonmusk/status/1256239554148724737, verified in explainers/_work/xposts.json
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