I would not buy a vehicle covered in steel from a guy that does to not understand what metal fatigue is.
or corrosion, for that matter!
I bet he would re-wear a helmet after a bike crash, too.
a cursory glance at wikipedia (and admittedly, i am a giant dumbass who lacks the reading comprehension past middle school chemistry) says maybe this is a bad idea and perhaps we found this out *checks notes* 200 years ago
Muskmelon knows nothing of what he is blathering.
Right. You could melt it down and prefabricate the trusses, but that would hardly be a quick process. Also, it would be better to start over with a new, more resilient design. That cannot be done quickly. Civil engineering is quite different than auto or even rocket engineering.
Aside from the complete failure to understand basic strength of materials properties, rapid rebuilding of the 10 freeway in Los Angeles already convinced everyone that infrastructure contracts with bonuses for early completion work well. It’s not new.
As much as I agree with this in principle, SpaceX (ironically?) has been pretty safe so far. Dragon, especially, has had fewer issues than StarlinerAs much as I agree with this in principle, SpaceX (ironically?) has been pretty safe so far. Dragon, especially, has had fewer issues than Starliner
Billionaires are not really smart, people just think they are. Never studied Metallurgy . Most CEOs don't know how their plants even function. Someone else does that. Money doesn't buy knowledge, a mother's gentle rocking , or admiration from educated people
How is it that we all have Elon fatigue but he hasn’t fallen down yet? Dammit.