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    Elon Musk lights up on Joe Rogan's show

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk went on Joe Rogan’s podcast Thursday night. He smoked weed and used a flamethrower, and talked about all kinds of things: LA traffic, the end of the universe, virtual reality, why other people wouldn’t want to be him.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 7, 2018 • 45m Listen

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk went on Joe Rogan’s podcast Thursday night. He smoked weed and used a flamethrower, and talked about all kinds of things: LA traffic, the end of the universe, virtual reality, why other people wouldn’t want to be him.

    Elon Musk, Tesla Factory, Fremont (CA, USA) by Maurizio Pesce

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