Who is Elon Musk
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40243)
United States
November 23, 2020 11:06pm CST
I've been hearing alot about this Elon Musk character a lot lately, but I don't really know much about him. Even after searching for him, all I've been able to gather is that he is an eccentric, smart, billionaire whose girlfriend had a baby that they named X-AE-A12 .
X-AE-A12. Wow that's a quite a name. I hope the poor kid doesn't get too bullied when he's older.
But I would except none less from the guy who equipped his fancy sports cars with external speakers so they could play fart sounds.
Apparently Musk is a big player in SpaceX which just assisted NASA in sending some astronauts to the International Space Station, and also has designs on a chip for implanting in people's brains. Ooo. Scary.
Yahoo Finance's Ines Ferre breaks down the latest information on Elon Musk announcing the company's big plans to accelerate the progress of Starship which wo...
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@Orson_Kart (6779)
• United Kingdom
25 Nov 20
With a name like Musk, his kids should be named Chanel No.5 or Flash by Jimmy Choo.
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@JudyEv (340286)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Nov 20
@Orson_Kart Good idea, but not Old Spice.
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@xander6464 (44270)
• Wapello, Iowa
24 Nov 20
He co-founded and leads Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and The Boring Company. I think the most interesting is The Boring Company (They build tunnels). The space stuff is pretty good, too.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
26 Nov 20
Ah Tesla... electric cars? The boring Co. - what a great name. He's got some cool interests, though... seems a touch eccentric
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@xander6464 (44270)
• Wapello, Iowa
26 Nov 20
@FayeHazel Yep. Electric cars.
I didn't know about the external car speakers for fart sounds. It makes so much sense now. No wonder he's a billionaire!
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Nov 20
@xander6464 Makes me wonder when the Sharper Image will start offering it
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@Ronrybs (19380)
• London, England
26 Nov 20
@FayeHazel not for me. I don't think anything came of his hyperloop idea
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Nov 20
@Ronrybs I looked up hyperloop. Cool idea.... needs lots of testing before I'd get in one though lol
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
26 Nov 20
I'm all for people being eccentric and all, but this guy... so he's designing a neural implant or something - I don't know if I would want this guy in my head
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
27 Nov 20
You did not know who Elon Musk is? lol. I am teasing. Not everyone keeps up with the business world. He is the founder and CEO of Tesla Motors primarily. BUT, as you seem to have also found out, while he is brilliant and a very good businessman, he is also a bit of a nut case. He even launched his own Tesla into outer space. Why? Because he could I guess.
He's very rich, so I cannot argue his intelligence at all. But he is also a bit loopy. lol
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
30 Nov 20
Yes, lol I admit - business people, and sports figures.... I need schoolin'. lol
Perhaps a case of so brilliant and or wealthy that he's a bit off the deep end.
Maybe he thought Marvin the MArtian would like to drive his Tesla back to Earth or something lol
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
30 Nov 20
@FayeHazel I heard Marvin the Martian was sort of in the market for one of those. lol
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
26 Nov 20
@CarolDM WoW! Really, he's #1. I mean I love Amazon and all... but.... makes you think about shopping....
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 Nov 20
@FayeHazel Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon is worth $113 Billion!
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
26 Nov 20
It's wonderful that he offered to help with that Thai accident.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
26 Nov 20
@FayeHazel In France a mayor can refuse to give a weird name to a baby, and if the parents insist, a court will decide. It works quite well.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Nov 20
@topffer I think it's a great method. If people cannot think for themselves maybe they need alittle help thinking
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
26 Nov 20
Oh wow. Paypal was a great idea. I think France has a great idea there, not to allow too ridiculous of names to be attached to children. X-Ae-A12 is bad enough. Bob the Sponge and XxWarrior? Who thinks of these things?
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@Orson_Kart (6779)
• United Kingdom
25 Nov 20
His name sounds like a perfume or cologne.
Me: Hey Faye, you smell fantastic! 
You: Thanks, I'm wearing that new Elon Musk. 
You: Thanks, I'm wearing that new Elon Musk.
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@Letranknight2015 (51971)
• Philippines
24 Nov 20
I first saw in the Iron Man 2 movie. He's the closest to the real Tony Stark, except that he doesn't sell weapons.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
26 Nov 20
Ah, I shall have to watch "Iron Man"
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Nov 20
Ah makes me feel less out of the loop. Wonder what he was thinking with that name
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
24 Nov 20
@FayeHazel
I have heard of him but do not know much about him. Thank you for letting us know about what he is about. That is a strange name for a child. I wonder why they gave the child that name and did not think of how the child will be bullied for a name like that.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
26 Nov 20
@FayeHazel
I guess they did not think of how it would affect the kid when he would go to school unless they will home school him or get him private tutors.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Nov 20
@Hannihar I wonder if they kid will just go by "X" or something
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
26 Nov 20
Same here, hes kind of a mystery.
I guess the girlfriend has given an explanation about the name, but still it doesn't explain why they thought it would be ok name for a kid
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@AllAboutAMA (107)
• Indonesia
1 Dec 20
Is he an important person at Tesla Company? I think yes.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
1 Dec 20
I think that's right - seems like he owns a lot of things
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@AllAboutAMA (107)
• Indonesia
1 Dec 20
@FayeHazel lots of creativity which is great for the Tesla company.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
24 Nov 20
He is now the second richest man in the world!!! (Ask Greg--he'll tell you--I taught that guy everything he knows!!
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@Courtlynn (67083)
• United States
27 Nov 20
Don't worry, I don't know either.
Wow, that's not a real name or a good one at that. Smh
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Nov 20
Thanks goodness - he's a mystery that one
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