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Elon Musk’s Boring Company has been cited for multiple safety violations with workers exposed to chemical sludge (medium.com)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 48 points 6 months ago (2 children)

What are they even working on? How is there still money for this nothingburger.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 6 months ago

Working on distracting from actual high speed rail projects.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Because start-up.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Should have asked the Swiss, they probably know how to drill holes in rocks. Don't need a startup for that...

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We know how to drill holes in the US too. That's why Musk doesn't sell his tunnels to people who know what they are doing, but to morons on City Council who don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Don't know their ass from a hole in the ground

Then what is Elon really selling them? Their own ass or a hole in the ground? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

yeah, any european country near the alps can help - or ask someone with experience in building subways. no need for toxic sludge there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

You are right. They know.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Don't ask Sweden, Hallandsås tunnel (8.7km) took 23 years and a lot of dead cows to complete. Turned out that the sealant Rhoca-Gil wasn't compatible with livestock.