I had to check my math to be sure I was right about how small that is. I'm really impressed Lego holds that kind of tolerance.
They don't. not really. They are holding very tight tolerances (I've heard everything from 1 micronâbullshitâto 40 microns, and Lego won't say) but they are holding it over a several-orders-of-magnitude shorter distance. They are also working with a material with 10X the CTE of steel, so give them that.
So I tried t find some Legos to measure to see what my calipers tell me but I couldn't find a single one. Even tried walking around the house barefoot, but the kids have been gone too long.
Which means Lego has good process control and consistent materials. Nothing any good molder couldn't reporduce. But sheet metal is another animal. Steel doesn't come from the mill flat, it comes on a coil. You have to take that curvature out (curvature whose radius varies by a factor of two or more from the beginning to the end of the coil) before you even start making parts, but a steel part the size of a vehicle panel will deform much more than that depending on how you hold it.
Which isn't to say Musk is an imbecile, he's just out of his depth and talking out his ass. Apparently nobody at Tesla or SpaceX is willing to correct him, and most of his audience will just say "Whats a micron?" and be suitably impressed.
Funny he should mention Lego because that thing looks like it could be designed by the. A junior-high robotics team could have come up with something sweeter looking.
I had to check my math to be sure I was right about how small that is. I'm really impressed Lego holds that kind of tolerance.
he is out of control not only does he read every tweet/post, but he still has a plan to oppress co2 i've heard from sources he plans to go into this extreme renewable energy mode too if we don't act now he might succeed! please help!
he is out of control
not only does he read every tweet/post, but he still has a plan to oppress co2
i've heard from sources he plans to go into this extreme renewable energy mode too
if we don't act now he might succeed!
please help!
Galloway has consistently criticized Musk following his Twitter takeover, telling Huffington Post last year that Musk has a âtotal lack of graceâ when it comes to his leadership at Twitter. âThis is someone who, in my opinion, shows a bit of a God complex,â Galloway added. In yet another Threads post on Monday, Galloway appeared to voice that he would have supported Musk, had it not been for his outspoken opinions on Twitter. âElon would have been a legend ⦠if he hadnât started tweeting,â Galloway wrote.
He has also commented on a Reuters investigation into Tesla vehiclesâ driving range while also taking a shot at Muskâs ambitions to turn Twitter into an everything app. âTesla intentionally gave drivers rosy driving range projections, leaving many stranded,â Galloway posted on Twitter. âBUT you should totally bank with X.â Musk clapped back on Twitter, calling Galloway an âinsufferable numbskull,â and advising the best way to invest would be doing the opposite of what Galloway suggests.
Musk, who is a self-proclaimed âfree speech absolutist,â has a history of punishing anyone who deigns to criticize him, most recently appearing to slow down links to news outlets and Twitter competitors on his social media platform. Both The New York Times and Reuters were targeted, showing a roughly 10-second slowdown when opening a link via Twitter, while Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky were likewise affected.
Galloway also seems to be taking a leaf out of Muskâs own playbook by challenging him to a battle in a separate Threads post. âLord Elon,â he wrote, âAfter refusing to take a knee (meet), you banished me from the Twitter Hamletâtrue story. I demand trial by combat! Don King has agreed to host a battle to the death before a Taylor Swift concert. If you agree, I shall get an MRI that reveals bone spurs. FREEDOM (speech)!â
The company formerly known as Twitter has begun slowing the speed with
which users can access links to the New York Times, Facebook and other
news organizations and online competitors, a move that appears targeted
at companies that have drawn the ire of owner Elon Musk. (...)
The delayed websites included Xâs online rivals Facebook,
Instagram, Bluesky and Substack as well as the Reuters wire
service and the Times. All of them have previously been
singled out by Musk for ridicule or attack. (...)
Reuters and the Times have previously been attacked by
Musk for reporting on his businesses. Reuters recently
published an investigation that found that another Musk
company, Tesla, had âsuppressedâ driversâ complaints
over overly optimistic range predictions for the companyâs electric cars. (...)
