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DrGonzo615 · Jan 30, 2015

ship me back to 1999 if old....

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/01/30/elon-musk-mclaren-f1-delivery-video/

Minus_Me · Jan 30, 2015

Oh man that's where I remember him from. Obviously before he became more famous.

OrangeGrayBlue · Jan 30, 2015

I would have never guessed he's as cool as he is from watching that.

Ingueferroque · Jan 30, 2015

I was expecting a F1 car.

BetterThanNothing · Jan 30, 2015

"Elon Musk is starting an Online Bank" Oh my. And he was already worth $400m at 28. Damn son.

dejay · Jan 30, 2015

Nerd money is crazy money. At least the performance probably gave him a greater insight on the desire for electric cars to have reasonable performance.

Ingueferroque said:
I was expecting a F1 car.

It was an F1 car.

Flying Toaster · Jan 30, 2015

Ingueferroque said:
I was expecting a F1 car.

It is an F1 car. Well a street legal one.

Minus_Me · Jan 30, 2015

Ingueferroque said:
I was expecting a F1 car.

Pretty much is.

Dingotech · Jan 30, 2015

Hah the guy is both cool and a nerd at the same time, I love it.

He was well ahead of the curve wasn't he in terms of anticipating the coming trends with the internet.

Loving his work, I hope he tore it up in that car.

Ballistik · Jan 30, 2015

Dingotech said:
Hah the guy is both cool and a nerd at the same time, I love it.

He was well ahead of the curve wasn't he in terms of anticipating the coming trends with the internet.

Loving his work, I hope he tore it up in that car.

Just saw on Wikipedia that he ended up crashing and wrecking the car while it was uninsured.

kmax · Jan 30, 2015

Dingotech said:
Hah the guy is both cool and a nerd at the same time, I love it.

He was well ahead of the curve wasn't he in terms of anticipating the coming trends with the internet.

Loving his work, I hope he tore it up in that car.

Nerds rule the world. Always have. Always will

Chirs Rock

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Tarsul · Jan 30, 2015

at the end of the video he says: "I'd love to be on the cover of the rolling stone magazine". But I guess he hasn't been there, yet (Google only shows Time magazine)? So, his pursuit continues.

Also would be interesting if he's still with the same girl.

gutshot · Jan 30, 2015

Tarsul said:
at the end of the video he says: "I'd love to be on the cover of the rolling stone magazine". But I guess he hasn't been there, yet (Google only shows Time magazine)? So, his pursuit continues.

Also would be interesting if he's still with the same girl.

According to Google, no. They divorced in 2008 and he married a 20-something actress/model in 2013.

TunaMarshmallow · Jan 30, 2015

gutshot said:
According to Google, no. They divorced in 2008 and he married a 20-something actress/model in 2013.

For those filthy minds further interested in his break up: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...s-ex-wife-blogs-details-of-their-divorce.html

DrGonzo615 · Jan 30, 2015

Ballistik said:
Just saw on Wikipedia that he ended up crashing and wrecking the car while it was uninsured.

Not surprising really. Mr. Bean wrecked his twice. Someone correct me if Im wrong but this car had no traction control, no abs, no driver aids whatsoever.

Anion · Jan 30, 2015

He dresses like an old man in that video. Today I see him on flashy suits. It's like he is reverse aging lmao

DBT85 · Jan 30, 2015

DrGonzo615 said:
Not surprising really. Mr. Bean wrecked his twice. Someone correct me if Im wrong but this car had no traction control, no abs, no driver aids whatsoever.

And the insurance paid out lol.

OrangeGrayBlue · Jan 30, 2015

Agent AA1 said:
He dresses like an old man in that video. Today I see him on flashy suits. It's like he is reverse aging lmao

The late 90's/early 00's were merciless.

hipbabboom · Jan 30, 2015

Minus_Me said:
Oh man that's where I remember him from. Obviously before he became more famous.

You should sell this idea to Hollywood: "Before they became more famous"

Avixph · Jan 30, 2015

Agent AA1 said:
He dresses like an old man in that video. Today I see him on flashy suits. It's like he is reverse aging lmao

He also seems to be going through reverse balding.

LQX · Jan 30, 2015

Did he end up marrying his fiance?

OrangeGrayBlue · Jan 30, 2015

LQX said:
Did he end up marrying his fiance?

For a while.

DarkFlow · Jan 30, 2015

gutshot said:
According to Google, no. They divorced in 2008 and he married a 20-something actress/model in 2013.

He's divorcing that one also lol.

Polari · Jan 30, 2015

lol what a booger.

Minus_Me · Jan 30, 2015

hipbabboom said:
You should sell this idea to Hollywood: "Before they became more famous"

Ya I sound dumb lol.

Just meant that seeing him in the news today, he reminded me of someone and its because I remember watching that broadcast.

Timedog · Jan 30, 2015

Does musk have aspergers?

John Kowalski · Jan 30, 2015

he looks like a young cliffy b

Wreav · Jan 30, 2015

LQX said:
Did he end up marrying his fiance?

Let's be real, she's a basic out of 10, and he's Tony fucking Stark.

Indrid Cold1 · Jan 30, 2015

Loving the hideous mustard 90s jacket lol.

Jezbollah · Jan 31, 2015

DrGonzo615 said:
Not surprising really. Mr. Bean wrecked his twice. Someone correct me if Im wrong but this car had no traction control, no abs, no driver aids whatsoever.

I was told that the first time it was wrecked, he did £400k's damage. The second time, just under £1ms worth (the original cost of the car was £650,000).

McLaren F1s are worth around £8m each these days.

At a place near where I live, a millionaire was showing off in another McLaren F1 driving this couple around. He lost it on a wet road and destroyed it. The thing barely resembled a vehicle. All three were killed..

A Fish Aficionado · Jan 31, 2015

He went at the king and not missed.

Alligatorjandro · Jan 31, 2015

Does he still have the F1? He should buy a P1 and give me the F1.

Minus_Me · Jan 31, 2015

Alligatorjandro said:
Does he still have the F1? He should buy a P1 and give me the F1.

He crashed it while driving with Peter Thiel.

Guy was a boss though, daily drove the thing. Put 11 thousand miles on it.

Sho_Nuff82 · Jan 31, 2015

Wreav said:
Let's be real, she's a basic out of 10, and he's Tony fucking Stark.

Damn.

Starwolf_UK · Jan 31, 2015

My goodness we've come a long way in the last 15 years. Not so much the car but noticing things like a 4:3 CRT TV (

that is bigger than the one I still use to watch TV

) and Monitor.

I'd never heard of zip2 until now though. Shows you how fast the web moves I suppose.

Alligatorjandro · Jan 31, 2015

Minus_Me said:
He crashed it while driving with Peter Thiel.

Guy was a boss though, daily drove the thing. Put 11 thousand miles on it.

damn

Naked Snake · Jan 31, 2015

I've seen this eons ago. You guys aren't hardcore Musk fans like me.

Also, he wrecked that car.

Naked Snake · Jan 31, 2015

DarkFlow said:
He's divorcing that one also lol.

I hope he has a prenup.

Loxley · Jan 31, 2015

Naked Snake said:
I've seen this eons ago. You guys aren't hardcore Musk fans like me.

Also, he wrecked that car.

Ha, you weren't kidding.

vwnut13 · Jan 31, 2015

I never knew that Elon Musk was an African American.

Wreav · Jan 31, 2015

Loxley said:
Ha, you weren't kidding.

Wow, she's a special kind of annoying.

"LET ME JUST TELL THE GODDAMN STORY THE WAY I WANT"

Naked Snake · Jan 31, 2015

vwnut13 said:
I never knew that Elon Musk was an African American.

That's a funny way of putting it. He is from South Africa and now is an American Citizen, so I guess that makes him African American

The guy at the end of the video is Steve Jurvetson, an investor in Tesla and SpaceX, I'm a huge fan of his talks on YouTube.

Naked Snake · Jan 31, 2015

Wreav said:
Wow, she's a special kind of annoying.

"LET ME JUST TELL THE GODDAMN STORY THE WAY I WANT"

That's Sarah Lacy, I like her a lot, she's one of toughest and most honest journalists I know in Silicon Valley.

apocalidiot · Jan 31, 2015

Naked Snake said:
That's Sarah Lacy, I like her a lot, she's one of toughest and most honest journalists I know in Silicon Valley.

She should work on her interviewing skills, wow

Wreav · Jan 31, 2015

Naked Snake said:
That's Sarah Lacy, I like her a lot, she's one of toughest and most honest journalists I know in Silicon Valley.

She's a terrible interviewer from the 1 example I have of her. Doesn't help that Musk is borderline Aspergers, and you can tell her being wrong was eating him alive.

Naked Snake · Jan 31, 2015

apocalidiot said:
She should work on her interviewing skills, wow

I enjoy watching her interviews, they're more like "fireside chats" (with drinking), and she's had some interesting guests. They're all from the tech industry though, because that's what she covers.

Not related (but kinda, since Musk worked on internet banking/paypal): Latest article from Pando.com (the company Sarah Lacy started and runs): The Silk Road trial is proof positive that bitcoin is not (and has never been) anonymous

Edit: hmm, I haven't watched that interview in a long time (I think it was the first I saw of her), I should rewatch some of it to see if I see this "terrible skills" you guys keep talking about.

Edit 2: Oh that's just a 4-minute snipped of the whole interview, which is an hour long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uegOUmgKB4E

Yeah I don't see what you guys hate about her. I like her natural and casual demeanor.

hipbabboom · Jan 31, 2015

Timedog said:
Does musk have aspergers?

What makes you think that? What are the symptoms you see in him?

Naked Snake · Jan 31, 2015

hipbabboom said:
What makes you think that? What are the symptoms you see in him?

Maybe because he stutters a bit. I never thought he had asperger's though, and I only noticed his stuttering when others mentioned it (and I don't think it's even stuttering in the traditional/medical sense, which I have). He's just not the smoothest speaker.

Deleted member 309291 · Jan 31, 2015

I got shivers when I saw his suit. Damn

DarkFlow · Jan 31, 2015

Naked Snake said:
I hope he has a prenup.

She's getting $16 million last time I heard, so he surely does.

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