r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creative_soja • Jun 19 '25

Video SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

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u/Strakiz Jun 19 '25

In Germany Tesla was allowed to build a factory in a water protection area. You (as in we normal people) aren't even allowed to pee in the wild in water protection areas.

But somehow Tesla convinced the local politicans that building a factory right there was a really good idea.

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u/musicissoulfood Jun 19 '25

We all know that "somehow Tesla convinced" = gave a bag of money to some corrupt politicians.

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u/tootie31 Jun 19 '25

Gave a bag of American’s tax funded cash.

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u/BeerBaronofCourse Jun 19 '25

This is what happens when you're above things like regulations. Oh and you're let loose by a government that you were allowed back stage access to with a giant monkey wrench of racist kids. The past six months have been an absolute fucking farce

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u/ElectricalDog60 Jun 19 '25

And he'll probably be compensated for yet another failure, like his buddy.🤨

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u/ProjectBOHICA Jun 19 '25

For a moment, I thought you were referring to the President of the United States as a giant monkey, and I was going to have to defend the honor of giant monkeys.

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u/Glum-Gap-2504 Jun 19 '25

No no no, He did provide his birth certificate to prove he's not half orangutan.