Elon Musk's SpaceX Will Use 'Robot Chopsticks' To Catch 'Largest-Ever Flying Object'
The king of all-things-absurd and space tech mogul Elon Musk is planning another event of scientific importance (we hope)!
The Tesla and SpaceX founder created buzz on Monday after a Tweet wherein he claimed that SpaceX will attempt to catch the largest-ever flying object.All that made sense, until he added that the object would be caught by using "robot chopsticks".?
To add to confusion, Musk included a video from the 1984 hit film The Karate Kid. Perplexed? Don't worry, it's Musk's style of diction.?
?¡°Success is not guaranteed, but excitement is!¡±, Musk added to his Tweet with the accompanying YouTube link wherein Mr. Miyagi from the film is catching flies using chopsticks while Daniel LaRusso watches on and attempts to do the same.?
What are these chopsticks??
Musk didn't give any details in his Tweet, but it seems that he may be referring to a new launch tower intended to catch stage boosters while they head back to Earth.?
He did follow up his Tweet with another which said "Stage Zero", but nobody really understands what it means.?
?The robotic arms (aka the chopsticks) will be connected to the main tower which will assist in servicing SpaceX's Starships and catching its Super Heavy boosters.The first of these three chopsticks were installed on the launch tower.?
Elon Musk did answer a few valid user concerns. Read below:
In Musk style, the arm was named "Mechazilla".Musk does not shy away from the absurd, or at least packaging it in a way which attracts confusion and awe at once.
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Naturally, Twitterverse erupted after Musk's Tweet. Here are a few interesting takes
A user seemed angered by the billionaire fixation on space
??Another user extended words of support to Musk & Co
?The tech mogul sent ants, avocados, and a life size robotic arm to the International Space Station on Sunday. The shipment reached ISS on Monday and also carried lemons and ice cream for seven astronauts currently on board the space station.?
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