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I don't know anything about space or rockets, but...

Why is a car housed atop the third rocket? You can see it around 4 minutes after the housing is jettisoned - https://youtu.be/su9EVeHqizY?t=239

(I was just about to post this question when I decided to just look it up - I vaguely remember hearing something about this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk%27s_Tesla_Roadster )

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Because Elon Musk launched his personal Tesla into space on the Falcon Heavy test flight.

https://youtu.be/A0FZIwabctw https://youtu.be/wbSwFU6tY1c

If only there were a teapot in the trunk...

https://xkcd.com/1866/

Maybe there was. We can't know now :)

Indeed, but as Russell himself pointed out, the burden of proof would rest on anyone claiming it to be so!

Because billionaires with large egos exist in the wild.

Or because they had to do a test launch and launching a block of concert would be boring. Why not do something that gets some more media attention and thus exposes far more people and kids to Spaceflight.

But its defiantly just because of his ego, not thought went into it beyond then that.

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