“At rallies and in media appearances, Trump has said electric tanks and fighter jets powered by sustainable fuels would cripple American military might and leave troops vulnerable to attack.”
‘Tanks, they’re heavy. They don’t float. I talked to a tank manufacturer and they said they didn’t realize that, that I was the first person to mention it. And what if there was a shark ten feet away? Would I drown in the electric tank for be eaten by a shark?’ 😝
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/25/trump-criticism-pentagon-climate-policy-00164458
"Are there sharks," I said, because my uncle invented MIT, you've heard of it, MIT, very smart to make an MIT, you have to be very smart, and I inherited, so I said "Sharks," I said, "Are there sharks in this tank? Is that why they call it shark tank?"
And he said to me "Sir," he said, with the tears running down his face, "Sir, no one's ever asked us that before, you're the first one," the first, that means nobody ever in the history of all history ever asked that.
@DavidSalo @feloneouscat "People call me up on the phone all the time. Do you remember phones? Maybe not. I remember phones.
All kinds of people, regular people, from all over the world, they call me on the phone and they ask me questions. And I answer them. Because that's a good thing to do; answer questions. And one of the questions that all kinds of people are asking is if the tanks are for the sharks or the sharks are for the tanks.
Can you answer that? Most people can't. I can."
@feloneouscat @DavidSalo Hey, that is just about perfect for my daily commute!
@sumpnlikefaith @DavidSalo
I like the “invented MIT” and “answer questions” — I can’t wait until he reads about electric helicopters😳
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_Firefly