Elon Musk Instantly Fact-Checked After Claiming Underground Tunnels Are 'Immune' To Weather Conditions

In the coming years, Boring Co will attempt to build a working Hyperloop. \n\nFrom a known physics standpoint, this is the fastest possible way of getting from one city center to another for distances less than ~2000 miles. Starship is faster for longer journeys.

— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1650839873

Underground tunnels are immune to surface weather conditions (subways are a good example), so it wouldn\u2019t matter to Hyperloop if a hurricane was raging on the surface. You wouldn\u2019t even notice.

— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1650840195

lol, k.https://twitter.com/elizaorlins/status/1433269201721077762\u00a0\u2026

— Eliza Orlins (@Eliza Orlins) 1650844404

NYC just calledpic.twitter.com/H9hxo0H2Iu

— Meet Kevin (@Meet Kevin) 1650896475

Yeah, that's why during hurricane Sandy my subway, the R train, got flooded completely for 2 weeks and I had to take the bus everywhere, b/c the sea level rose + rain. Similarly after Ida. Also why heavy rain floods down into the subway stations & floods the tracks.pic.twitter.com/kYgCHmsPwE

— Caitlin (@Caitlin) 1650907423

Elon reinventing the lawns of physics.\n\n\u201cImmune\u201d indeed\u2026pic.twitter.com/hSvApbHsyV

— Grady Booch (@Grady Booch) 1650850522

I guess if they don't flood and can go without power. You didn't really think this through, did you? Have you ever been in a hurricane?

— Kat A Non (@Kat A Non) 1650919528

video of people wading through water in new york subway during hurricanehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48yMjp-1NlM\u00a0\u2026

— vrinkles (@vrinkles) 1650899810

ya okay dingushttps://twitter.com/fly_sistah/status/1518377027132350465?s=21&t=RjP9ysx5HO4BGgllEsbhOA\u00a0\u2026

— miranda \ud83e\uddf8 (@miranda \ud83e\uddf8) 1650908363

this man is heralded as the genius of our times lmao https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1518359943967121408\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/ANK0Zo99Qd

— mike \ud83d\udea9\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@mike \ud83d\udea9\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8) 1650873482

I would like to introduce you to the NYC subway. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1518359943967121408\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/XOro7VQBhD

— Theo \u2721\ufe0e \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u262d\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f (@Theo \u2721\ufe0e \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u262d\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f) 1650852809

I'm pretty sure the folks in these underground tunnels were pretty aware that a hurricane was raging on the surface, Elon.\n\nDo you even reality??pic.twitter.com/ruI9kwjUCJ

— Captain Benzie \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddfc (@Captain Benzie \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddfc) 1650867900