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NullTuples

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6. MOVE FAST, BREAK THINGS!

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sat Apr 22, 2023, 08:25 PM

Apr 2023

"No time for all those extra systems, I need to impress/distract all of my investors NOW!"
"But sir..."
"I'm an engineer and I say we can add them later. Argue again and you are fired!"

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Why SpaceX Starship exploded: Because Musk is a cheapskate who left out vital systems. [View all] DetlefK Apr 2023 OP

Elon Musk looks weird to me. marble falls Apr 2023 #1

Chuckle chuckle. I like it. KPN Apr 2023 #12

Didn't I see it on the way to Mars?............... Lovie777 Apr 2023 #2

Good luck finding enough water to deluge the launch pad Gruenemann Apr 2023 #3

I was half listening to the discussions before the liftoff Warpy Apr 2023 #4

Yep; Twitter will never make a profit IMO. nt oldsoftie Apr 2023 #11

Wow! That sure sounds like pure negligence. bronxiteforever Apr 2023 #5

MOVE FAST, BREAK THINGS! NullTuples Apr 2023 #6

A better version: Red Mountain Apr 2023 #16

But...but...that's not how venture capital darling "disruptors" work! NullTuples Apr 2023 #18

Colour me sooooooo NOT surprised. niyad Apr 2023 #7

And this is how our country, well republicans chose to advance our space program. LT Barclay Apr 2023 #8

It's a bird! It's a plane! Why, it's...ILL-on Muskrat! peppertree Apr 2023 #9

Even the self-destruct system took longer than it should have ... CloudWatcher Apr 2023 #10

He cuts critical corners on Teslas, there was no reason to think that he wouldn't do the same here wackadoo wabbit Apr 2023 #13

I watch LabPadre now and then RussBLib Apr 2023 #14

I wouldn't work for Musk for any amount of money. hunter Apr 2023 #15

Mostly agree Red Mountain Apr 2023 #17

My grandfather was an engineer for the Apollo Project. hunter Apr 2023 #19