Rob
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No, they had a six-star meal for us. We slept in cabins, very comfortable. Do you recommend it? I recommend it. Really? One night, six-hour flight.
No, no. Were you tanning, like laying out, getting some sun? But it was sun the whole, you know, sun 24 hours. How long did you guys stay? We flew in midday and flew out the next morning. How bad was turbulence? None. Seriously? And we landed what's called deep field. So we didn't land on the edge where all the penguins are. We went deep field. How many people lived there?
No, no. Were you tanning, like laying out, getting some sun? But it was sun the whole, you know, sun 24 hours. How long did you guys stay? We flew in midday and flew out the next morning. How bad was turbulence? None. Seriously? And we landed what's called deep field. So we didn't land on the edge where all the penguins are. We went deep field. How many people lived there?
There are, I can give you the stats. Like 4,500? No, the American base alone, which is McMurdo, which you get to from Australia and New Zealand, that has about 4,000 people 12 months a year. That's the biggest base in the Antarctic. I think 12 countries, you can check the stats, Rob. Here we go, McMurdo. I think that 12 countries are part of the Antarctic Association.
There are, I can give you the stats. Like 4,500? No, the American base alone, which is McMurdo, which you get to from Australia and New Zealand, that has about 4,000 people 12 months a year. That's the biggest base in the Antarctic. I think 12 countries, you can check the stats, Rob. Here we go, McMurdo. I think that 12 countries are part of the Antarctic Association.
I'm getting some of my stats right. But there are three places to visit Antarctica. The one is from McMurdo, which is very difficult to get to. The other is from Cape Town, and I think there are 500 visitors a year. And then the other one is from South America, and I think there are 250,000 visitors that go on cruise ships. So we went deep field. It was unbelievable. But it's like a white desert.
I'm getting some of my stats right. But there are three places to visit Antarctica. The one is from McMurdo, which is very difficult to get to. The other is from Cape Town, and I think there are 500 visitors a year. And then the other one is from South America, and I think there are 250,000 visitors that go on cruise ships. So we went deep field. It was unbelievable. But it's like a white desert.
Everywhere you look, there are no features. It's just white. Do you have any opinions on Antarctica or no?
Everywhere you look, there are no features. It's just white. Do you have any opinions on Antarctica or no?
I took our kids, our little kids, 10 and 13 years old. What did they say? They said, are we the first 10 and 13-year-olds ever to be to Antarctica? We found out some kids had actually been born there. Was it freezing cold? No.
I took our kids, our little kids, 10 and 13 years old. What did they say? They said, are we the first 10 and 13-year-olds ever to be to Antarctica? We found out some kids had actually been born there. Was it freezing cold? No.
But Elon Musk's dad, Errol Musk, worked at our mining business. Get out of here. I only found that out four months ago when I met Errol Musk. He said, I worked for your father's mining business. Wow.
But Elon Musk's dad, Errol Musk, worked at our mining business. Get out of here. I only found that out four months ago when I met Errol Musk. He said, I worked for your father's mining business. Wow.
What was he like? No, what was he like? Errol's... He's got a crazy angle to him. He'll say stuff you and I would never dare to say. Never dare to say. And he really tells it like it is. He's a bit of a loose cannon when it comes to opinions.
What was he like? No, what was he like? Errol's... He's got a crazy angle to him. He'll say stuff you and I would never dare to say. Never dare to say. And he really tells it like it is. He's a bit of a loose cannon when it comes to opinions.
He's a fun guy. He's not stupid. He's a smart guy, but he's... He'll shoot from the hip.
He's a fun guy. He's not stupid. He's a smart guy, but he's... He'll shoot from the hip.
Maybe.
Maybe.
It's amazing how he thinks. You know, Trump weaves. Well, Trump weaves. He'll start here, and then he'll go completely off piste. And I'll go, oh, no, he's got to answer the question, please. And he winds his way back and answers the question. Elon goes deep thinking. He's gifted. Yeah.