Elon Musk apologizes for calling cave diver a 'pedo guy'

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July 18, 2018 at 07:14

Elon Musk apologizes for calling cave diver a 'pedo guy'

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has apologized to a British cave diver

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has apologized to a British cave diver for calling him a "pedo guy" in a Twitter rant over the rescue of children trapped in a cave in Thailand. "My words were spoken in anger after Mr. Unsworth said several untruths and suggested I engage in a sexual act with a mini-sub," he tweeted this morning. "Nonetheless, his actions against me do not justify my actions against him, and for that I apologize to Mr. Unsworth and to the companies I represent as leader. The fault is mine and mine alone."

Nonetheless, his actions against me do not justify my actions against him, and for that I apologize to Mr. Unsworth and to the companies I represent as leader. The fault is mine and mine alone.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 18, 2018

In case you've been living in, er, a cave, here's a sum-up of what happened. Musk originally volunteered his tech expertise and engineering staff to assist in the rescue of kids trapped in a flooded cave, a move that generally drew applause. Eventually, his team came up with the idea of a mini-submarine that could ferry them out of cave, guided by divers. Musk personally brought the sub to the rescue operation, tweetingthat the "mini-sub is ready if needed. It is made of rocket parts & named Wild Boar after kids soccer team."

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