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07-15-2018, 06:21 AM
Elon Musk's kid-submarine was 'a PR stunt,' Thailand cave rescue diver says
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One of the British divers who helped rescue the Thai soccer team just confirmed what many suspected about Elon Musk's somewhat bizarre attempt at helping: It was never going to work.
In an interview with CNN, British diver Vern Unsworth called Musk's submarine "just a PR stunt" that "had absolutely no chance of working."
SEE ALSO: Thai cave rescue saga shows how Elon Musk's narcissism gets the best of him (https://mashable.com/2018/07/10/elon-musk-thai-cave-saga-motivations-narcissism/)
Unsworth, who according to CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/13/uk/thai-cave-rescue-british-divers-intl/index.html) played a "pivotal" role in the rescue, appeared exasperated when asked about Musk.
"He can stick his submarine where it hurts," he said. "It just had absolutely no chance of working. He had no conception of what the cave passage was like. " Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/14/thailand-cave-rescue-diver-says-elon-musk-submarine-pr-stunt/)
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One of the British divers who helped rescue the Thai soccer team just confirmed what many suspected about Elon Musk's somewhat bizarre attempt at helping: It was never going to work.
In an interview with CNN, British diver Vern Unsworth called Musk's submarine "just a PR stunt" that "had absolutely no chance of working."
SEE ALSO: Thai cave rescue saga shows how Elon Musk's narcissism gets the best of him (https://mashable.com/2018/07/10/elon-musk-thai-cave-saga-motivations-narcissism/)
Unsworth, who according to CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/13/uk/thai-cave-rescue-british-divers-intl/index.html) played a "pivotal" role in the rescue, appeared exasperated when asked about Musk.
"He can stick his submarine where it hurts," he said. "It just had absolutely no chance of working. He had no conception of what the cave passage was like. " Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/14/thailand-cave-rescue-diver-says-elon-musk-submarine-pr-stunt/)
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