16 great tweets from Elon Musk that definitely made us laugh
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Whether you love him or hate him, you have to admire Elon Musk's Twitter account.
In just 280 characters Musk has made promises to fix South Australia's energy crisis, offered help to save the kids trapped in a cave in Thailand, and launched his biggest and best ideas.
But best of all, Musk is funny and isn't afraid of some self-deprecating humor at times.
We have collected the 16 best tweets from Musk that made us love the serial entrepreneur and big dreamer just a little bit more.
1. Flamethrowers for “zombie apocalypse”
Remember that time Musk founded The Boring Company by selling real-life flamethrowers. He backed up the unbelievable publicity stunt with some ripper tweets urging people to buy because they would really come in handy if the zombie apocalypse arrives.
When the zombie apocalypse happens, you’ll be glad you bought a flamethrower. Works against hordes of the undead or your money back!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 28, 2018
2. Musk denies involvement in the creation of a zombie apocalypse
Musk pushed the joke in ways only a man selling flamethrowers can, following up his initial tweet by denying his involvement in the creation of a zombie apocalypse. It's clear Musk is having as much fun with the idea of flamethrowers as his fans are.
The rumor that I’m secretly creating a zombie apocalypse to generate demand for flamethrowers is completely false
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 28, 2018
3. Musk declares comedy to be legal on Twitter
After acquiring Twitter, Musk had this to say.
Comedy is now legal on Twitter
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2022
4. LMFAO test for AI
When he said that we should test AI using an LMFAO test and Bob explained what he meant.
This is a suggestion for a new test to see how smart Artificial Intelligence (AI) is. It is called the LMFAO test.
— Bob Is Here To Explain (@ExplainThisBob) April 29, 2023
5. April Fools' joke close to home
Musk has never hidden his struggles with getting Tesla profitable which makes this April Fools' joke even better because it's almost too close for comfort.
Elon was found passed out against a Tesla Model 3, surrounded by "Teslaquilla" bottles, the tracks of dried tears still visible on his cheeks.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 1, 2018
This is not a forward-looking statement, because, obviously, what's the point?
Happy New Month! pic.twitter.com/YcouvFz6Y1
6. Twitter helps Musk troll his own kids
Elon Musk asks Twitter for bad jokes to use on his children. But from the looks of his Twitter, he doesn't need advice on cheesy humor.
Apparently, there is this thing called "Dad jokes" and I make them
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 16, 2017
7. Musk posts a meme about himself
Musk made this meme and posted it when he wanted to back out after finding out that Twitter wasn't transparent about the number of bots it had.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 11, 2022
8. Acute observations from a CEO
The great thing about Elon Musk's Twitter account is his commitment to replying to many tweets directed at him. Sometimes this results in him offering to help the people in Flint with their water problems, other times he offers some totally bizarre insight into seeing the world from another perspective.
A ceiling is simply a floor from below
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 29, 2017
9. Alcohol = solution?
This one is quite literal.
Technically, alcohol is a solution
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 21, 2019
10. Musk disagrees with the shape of the earth
He wants to educate The Flat Earth Society about the actual shape of the Earth.
The Earth is not flat, it’s a hollow globe & Donkey King lives there!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 5, 2021
11. Honesty is the best policy
There is an age-old saying that you should tell the people around you that you love them at least once a day. Musk seems to be following this sage advice to everything he loves, including Twitter, which he now owns.
How much is it?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 21, 2017
12. Never afraid to tease the haters
Many theorists out there are determined to hang on to the belief that space travel is a lie cooked up by the government. Musk isn't afraid to stir the pot when it comes to the rumors that he has faked every SpaceX launch.
It's much easier to do the CGI that way
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 17, 2017
13. He wants to buy Coca-Cola next
Turns out he has big plans to buy Coca-Cola after Twitter.
Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 28, 2022
14. Proud of being an eccentric dude
We love that he isn't afraid to be upfront about his quirkiness.
Don’t want to blow your mind, but I’m pretty weird. It’s time the world knew.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2018
15. When he agrees with himself
Yes, he does this often.
💯
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 8, 2022
16. Scale is important
Musk understands that it is really difficult to understand really big ideas. So to help his fans he tweeted this graphic of the Gigafactory in relation to a hamster.
Gigafactory in units of hamster pic.twitter.com/9BAchcBX73
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 30, 2016
We'd be amiss for not pointing out that Musk has also run into some trouble with his use of Twitter.
After losing it and calling a British diver who helped in the Thai cave rescue "pedo guy", Musk seems to have cooled his Twitter using it to discuss ideas relevant to his business which is beneficial to everyone, perhaps thanks to this honest tweet from Lane Roberts.
Good point
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 17, 2018
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