Tesla Model 3 reservations swell to nearly 300,000 in just three days, obliterates expectations

[captaincranky]

I'm not going to sit here and tell you your opinion's wrong, but regarding the booster landing - yes, they crashed. Then they crashed again. Then they landed it.
http://www.space.com/31420-spacex-rocket-landing-success.html

My bad, they supplied the ISS with your basic good old Atlas V booster: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016...-for-space-station-launches-successfully.html

With that said 2 out of 3 ain't bad, but 1 out of 3, you make the call. (Never mind, I know what you're going to say).

Maybe Space X didn't deliver a launch vehicle on time, or they wanted too much money.

BTW, I see Musk's moved into Cape Canaveral. I know, I know, it's a "time share" with these people: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Launch_Alliance

Both the Atlas and Falcon boosters had failed up until awhile ago, which dumped the launches back into the Russians lap.

Thus: Today's launch was the first for SpaceX since June 28, when a Falcon 9 broke apart less than three minutes after blasting off from Cape Canaveral, scuttling the seventh uncrewed cargo mission the company is flying to the International Space Station for NASA. (SpaceX holds a $1.6 billion deal to make at least 12 such flights with the Falcon 9 and its robotic Dragon capsule.)

I didn't realize they had made that many flights already, so I suppose that's a point for you

In any event since Obama(?) and a few of his predecessors decided that tax dollars were better used as social entitlements, the US srace program has been, more or less a disaster.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...n-eight-months-massive-Antares-explosion.html

 

[bazz2004]

This would be my dream car. I wonder if Amazon or Tesla would send me one free in exchange for an "impartial review"? Hell, maybe even half price for one of these.

 

[captaincranky]

This would be my dream car. I wonder if Amazon or Tesla would send me one free in exchange for an "impartial review"? Hell, maybe even half price for one of these.

How can you review a car which doesn't exist yet? How can it be the "best car in the world", if it doesn't exist yet?

Not only that, but should you badmouth the car in an "open letter" (*), Musk will take away the "privilege" of "allowing you to buy one".

So, nobody reviews Musk's cars save for Musk himself. And trust me, there's nothing you could say good, great, or fabulous about the car, which Musk hasn't already said.

(*) After all, isn't a review in effect, "an open letter"?

 

[bazz2004]

Does no one on the forum have a sense of humour? It's all so intense. Calm down captaincranky and remember your blood pressure.

 

[captaincranky]

Does no one on the forum have a sense of humour? It's all so intense. Calm down captaincranky and remember your blood pressure.

OK first, I have an acute, finely tuned, and well developed sense of hoomyour (*). It's simply very dark, and might I add, under appreciated.

Second, I have medicine for my blood pressure. This allows me to on rave on with impunity....(y)

Third, in my prior response to you, I was simply pointing out the obvious pitfalls of trying to mooch a free Tesla out of his Muskship, the premier scavenger of fortunes in the known realms. In fact, with blasphemy at the level you project, you might have to pay double for "your Tesla", and still not get it...

Fear not though, your penance would likely go toward putting solid gold handles on the fixtures in his private bathroom at Panasonic's "Giga Factory".

Now that was funny, even if I do have to say so myself.

(*) Here in the colonies we spell "humor", "h-u-m-o-r". If you're going to persist in putting a "U" in every word that ends with "or", you'll take what you get and like it in the way of spelling in response. (Although, sometimes I like to put those U's in "behaviour" myself. It seems so much more clinical and formal).

(That was funny too).

 

[Leeky]

OK first, I have an acute, finely tuned, and well developed sense of hoomyour (*). It's simply very dark, and might I add, under appreciated.

Second, I have medicine for my blood pressure. This allows me to on rave on with impunity....(y)

I've missed my daily dose of your posts..... I wonder how long that'll last!

Good to see your still gracing these boards - I see some things haven't changed!

 

[captaincranky]

I've missed my daily dose of your posts..... I wonder how long that'll last!

Well, I will concede, some of my material is an acquired taste, and carries with it he possibility of overdose..

Welcome back, and may the force be with you....(I'm still keeping the dark side of it for myself though)...(y)