Elon Musk sends engineers to help Thai cave rescue mission

[backtoblue]

Elon Musk sends engineers to help Thai cave rescue mission
By James Masters, CNN
Updated 11:38 AM EDT, Fri July 06, 2018


(CNN) Tech billionaire Elon Musk is sending specialist engineers to Thailand to help aid the rescue of the 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a cave.

Musk hopes his engineers can join the already huge operation being carried out he Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex, where dozens of Thai Navy SEALs and international experts are attempting to find a way to get the boys out.

Musk, founder of the Boring Company, as well as the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX tweeted Thursday: "SpaceX & Boring Co engineers headed to Thailand tomorrow to see if we can be helpful to govt. There are probably many complexities that are hard to appreciate without being there in person."

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[Vinca]

1. I bet Obama would have sent assistance days ago. Hope Musk is able to help.

[saidsimplesimon]

2. Musk is a genius, sometimes

fractured and lacking focus. I love the guy.

[backtoblue]

3. I hope and pray that they can figure this out.

Come on, Elon!

From his Twitter

Maybe worth trying: insert a 1m diameter nylon tube (or shorter set of tubes for most difficult sections) through cave network & inflate with air like a bouncy castle. Should create an air tunnel underwater against cave roof & auto-conform to odd shapes like the 70cm hole.

[sheshe2]

4. Gawd I hope they can help.

[backtoblue]

5. Me too. I can't stop thinking about them

I think their families sent letters to them, but don't know if they've gotten them. I'm worried. The oxygen level has dropped a bit in the cave.

[sheshe2]

6. I heard about the oxygen this morning.

I am afraid for them. They must be so frightened.