5 times when Elon Musk put him into controversy

Elon Musk who is once again in the headlines for his Twitter controversy can be termed as a man who pushes the boundaries of both technology and trolling. There was a time when he was even given Time’s Person of the Year. The awards have been running for almost 100 years and recent winners include Greta Thunberg, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris. Today we are taking you down memory lane and seeing what are the controversial moments of Musk.

Calling Tesla cars S.3.X.

Well, it was an early reminder that Musk was all about the lols. He named Tesla cars after sex jokes like he was a cast member of The Inbetweeners. In 2017 Tesla declared that the three cars in their Model 3 series were going to be called Model S, Model E and Model X. However, Ford was intimidated to sue over the Model E name so that was changed to Model 3. Meanwhile, Tesla didn’t even try to hide it when promoting the cars.

Smoking weed on the Joe Rogan Podcast

There was a moment when Musk became an actual meme following an image on the Joe Rogan Podcast. It was one of the most-watched podcasts in 2018 where Musk took a puff on a joint from Rogan, who is a marijuana enthusiast.

Musk later revealed on 60 Minutes that he didn’t know what he was doing with the joint. He told Lesley Stahl: “I am somewhat impulsive. I don’t want to try to adhere to some CEO template. I do not smoke pot. As anyone who watched that podcast can tell I have no idea how to smoke pot or anything.”

His Iron Man 2 cameo

In 2010, Musk made a blink-and-you-’ll-miss-it cameo in Iron Man 2. However, it is one of the least memorable Marvel movies. He did have a few lines though such as telling Stark that he has an idea for an “electric jet.”

Being flummoxed by Werner Herzog

As known, Werner Herzog is one of the cinema’s great filmmakers. For his 2016 documentary about the internet Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World, Herzog paid a visit to Musk as SpaceX was keen to learn more about the South African’s plans to colonize Mars.

During their conversation Musk complained about how hard it is to get just one person to Mars. Without hesitation, Herzog novices himself to go on the voyage on a ‘one-way ticket.’ Musk seems briefly stunned that he would be ready to go through with such a journey. That being said, Herzog would later compare Musk’s plans for Mars to ‘fascism’ so perhaps he wasn’t that keen after all.

Joking about sending ‘space dragons with lasers’ to Ukraine

Musk once joked that he will send “space dragons with ‘lasers’” to Ukraine to help the fight against Russian forces. The Tesla and SpaceX boss remarked on a satirical website, The Babylon Bee, shared an article stating that Musk would send flame-throwing electric tanks to Ukraine.

Musk responded to the piece with: “Pshaw, how pedestrian! I was thinking more … space dragons with ‘lasers’”.

These were a few of the Elon Musk stories through which he lives in people’s minds forever.