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Vern Unsworth said that the submarine wouldn't work, Musk then called him a paedophile and tried to hire a private investigator to discredit him. Could Musk not have just accepted that yes, his idea was stupid, and not thrown false accusations with no basis at Unsworth?


> Vern Unsworth said that the submarine wouldn't work

He said a lot more than that, and none of it nice. He definitely threw the first punch in this exchange


Vern publicly insulted Musk on TV first, and so I have no sympathy for him when Musk insulted him back.

> Unsworth had mocked Musk’s submarine in an interview with CNN, deeming it a “PR stunt” and saying Musk should “stick his submarine where it hurts”.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/dec/05/elon-musk...




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