[prawn]

I think that's very unfair. When it was announced, a team had been working on the practicalities and included detailed diagrams and calculations.

Yes, he had the team at his disposal, but it didn't just gain attention because he has a recognisable name.

[mikeash]

I didn't read that as name recognition, but rather that Elon Musk is one of the few people with both the resources and the drive to turn ridiculous shower thoughts into real projects. If it was Bill Gates, he'd just dismiss it as silly and get back to wiping out malaria or whatever, and if it was me then I wouldn't be able to make it go anywhere.

[asddubs]

If I had a boatload of money, I'd make an electric car, but like, make it awesome. Give it like a really big battery so it can go really far, and make it like a proper car. Oh no we're out of towels