- Joined
- Aug 20, 2006
- Messages
- 13,000
Supporting the sentiments of Elon Musk critics who accused the business magnate of merely wanting publicity, British diver Vern Unsworth, one of the heroes responsible for saving twelve boys (and their coach) trapped in Thailand’s Tham Luang cave, called Musk's submarine "just a PR stunt" that "had absolutely no chance of working." Unsworth claims that Musk “was asked to leave very quickly” when he showed up.
"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.” Unsworth, a local cave expert who was one of the first on the scene, said the Musk-designed metal tube was far too big and inflexible to make it around the narrow passages of the cave. "It wouldn't have made the first 50 meters into the cave," he said.
"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.” Unsworth, a local cave expert who was one of the first on the scene, said the Musk-designed metal tube was far too big and inflexible to make it around the narrow passages of the cave. "It wouldn't have made the first 50 meters into the cave," he said.