Engineering on the Joe Rogan Experience
3 fact-checked claims across 1 episode · Sep 2018
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- Elon Musk (3)
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“even when the ground moves, the tunnel actually is able to shift along with the ground, like an underground snake. And it doesn't crack or break. And it's extr…”
Musk describes the Boring Company tunnel segments as flexible, unbreakable under ground movement, and rated to withstand five atmospheres of pressure while being fully waterproof and gas-proof.
“This is one of the worst places to dig tunnels because the – mostly because of the paperwork. People think it's like what about seismic? It's like actually tun…”
Musk claims that earthquakes are essentially a surface phenomenon, implying underground tunnels are inherently very safe during earthquakes.
“So then we got the permit for the pit, and we dug the pit. And we dug it in, like, I don't know, three days, two, three days.”
Musk claims the Boring Company obtained a permit and dug its first test pit in about two to three days (later clarified in the same conversation as roughly 48 hours).