Elon Musk tweets that aliens built the pyramids
The would-be space colonizer is back at it, this time with a flamboyant but seemingly ironic theory that the pyramids were created by aliens. Elon Musk took to Twitter on Thursday night to share some historical insights few dare speak of. "The aliens built the pyramids ” wrote the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, hinting that Pharaoh Ramses II was probably also from another world. And while some users seemed to take Elon's joke to the letter (there is no evidence of any otherworldly involvement in pyramid building), others were more skeptical. Aliens built the pyramids obv — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2020 Another asked, "Are the aliens paying for their prenup?" alluding to Musk's recent and awkward online exchange with his wife about the use of pronouns. My theory is that Elon is an alien,” said another theory. "He is on the spectrum of alien autism (still smart for a human being) so he was exiled and is now thriving." A Twitter user joked: “I say the dinosaurs built the pyramids.” Another tweeted: “If aliens really did build the pyramids, it probably would have been for the same reason that we built sandcastles on the beach and left them afterwards.” The tech mogul has gotten into trouble over runaway tweets in the past: his comments on taking the private Tesla cost him $ 40 million and the position of company president, and his derogatory comments about a diver of Thai caves triggered a libel suit. Read the full article
