Elon Musk Might Be A Super Villain

BEFORE, PEOPLE ARE CALLED YOU THE REAL TONY STARK. OKAY, YOU'VE GOT YOUR FINGER IN SO MANY DIFFERENT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. AS I SPADE SPACE-X, TESLA. NOW YOU'VE GOT SOLAR CITY AND SOLAR PACK THAT PEOPLE PUT IN THEIR HOUSES. <i>( APPLAUSE )</i> ARE YOU SINCERELY TRYING TO SAVE THE WORLD? >> WELL, I'M TRYING TO DO GOOD THINGS, YEAH. I MEAN, SAVING THE WORLD IS NOT-- I MEAN -- >> BUT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO GOOD THINGS AND YOU'RE A BILLIONAIRE. I MEAN. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: THAT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT LIKE SUPER HERO OR SUPER VILLAIN. YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE. >> I'M TRYING TO DO USEFUL THINGS. ( LAUGHTER ) I -- >> UH-HUH. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TESLA. I HAVE A TESLA. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: OKAY, AND I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT. <i>( APPLAUSE )</i> YOU GOT A NEW THING THAT YOU THINK IS-- PEOPLE ARE GOING TO UPON FOR THEIR TESLA. JIM, CAN WE SHOW FOOTAGE OF THIS? I THINK IT'S CALLED-- THIS THING IS THE POWER ARM. THAT IS AN EXTREMELY-- >> IT'S A SNAKE CHARGER. >> Stephen: IT'S A SNAKE CHARGER THAT AUTOMATICALLY PLUGS INTO YOUR CAR WHEN YOU GET HOME. >> THIS LOOKS A LITTLE WRONG. ( LAUGHTER ). >> Stephen: THAT REALLY LOOKS LIKE THE THING THAT JACKS INTO THE BACK OF NEO'S HEAD IN "THE MATRIX." >> RIGHT. >> Stephen: IS THAT THING GOING TO ATTACK ME IN MY SLEEP? >> FOR THE PROTOTYPE, AT LEAST, I WOULD RECOMMEND NOT DROPPING ANYTHING WHEN YOU'RE NEAR IT. ( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: OKAY, ALL RIGHT. NOW ANOTHER THING THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IS YOU SINCERELY THINK THAT WE SHOULD GO TO MARS, THAT MEN AND WOMEN SHOULD GO TO MARS. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: WHY DO WE WANT TO GO TO MARS? IT'S UNINHABITABLE. VE TOBE IN DOMES AND EVERYTHING. >> INITIALLY. >> Stephen: INITIALLY? >> YES. >> Stephen: REALLY? HOW LONG BEFORE WE CAN TURN MARS INTO SOMEPLACE WE CAN LIVE IT IS A FIXER-UPPER OF A PLANET. ( LAUGHTER ) SO AT FIRST YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE IN TRANSPARENT DOMES, BUT EVENTUALLY -- >> YES, WE'RE GOING TO BE HUFG EACH OTHER. >> BUT EVENTUALLY YOU CAN TRANSFORM MARS INTO AN AIRCRAFT-LIKE PLANET. >> Stephen: HOW WOULD YOU DO THAT? >> YOU WARM IT UP. JUST WARM IT UP. >> Stephen: WITH A BLANKET OR-- HOW WOULD YOU WARM MARS UP? IT'S A LONG WAY AWAY FROM THE SUN. >> THERE'S A FAST WAY AND A SLOW WAY. >> Stephen: OKAY, GIVE ME THE FAST WAY. >> THE FAST WAY IS DROP THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS OVER POLES. >> Stephen: YOU'RE A SUPER VILLAIN! THAT'S WHAT A SUPER VILLAIN DOES. >> YEAH.

Channel: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Views: 9,927,008

Rating: 4.9358749 out of 5

Keywords: The Late Show, Stephen Colbert, CBS, Dave Letterman, The Colbert Report, Late Show, celebrity guests, celebrity interviews, celebrities, late night, late night talk show, talk show, skits, bit, monologue, The Late Late Show, late night show, david letterman show, david letterman, the ellen show, the tonight show, tonight show, sketches, comedian, impressions

Id: gV6hP9wpMW8

Length: 2min 48sec (168 seconds)

Published: Thu Sep 10 2015

Reddit Comments

[u/saqademus]

mirror!? I am ze anglais

[u/Furgera]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vjt29f_6mk

Mirror full interview. Quickly while it lasts ._.

Edit: Rip

[u/mankind_is_beautiful]

Did he really just make a "Don't drop the soap" joke or did I misunderstand?

[u/goldmikeygold]

For the Australians https://ca.proxfree.com/permalink.php?url=s54aaHA%2FaGsaD5vHs0QZLcUclS%2FcUxrnNZwEMCiA0I9iP%2FqFsy2dCVi20pnLjxtxXoZIBBrR1xuOFgNFwxDefwj5aCCu3nd2oi9Tt3ixEv6wYJZfMzO9SUd9K%2B%2FFh3O6&bit=1

[u/Honesty_In_Truth]

His awkwardness only endears his authenticity IMO

[u/Jackrabbitnw67]

Is Colbert style like this throughout the show? Seems like he's sort of intentionally stunting his humor.

[u/joebxcsnw]

I don't really follow Elon Musk too much other than his Tesla and SpaceX work. But from interviews like this and that one interview where he tears up after finding out that Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong disapproves of his space program, I hope Elon Musk is really as sincere as he seems to be.

If he ends up being a bad guy in the long run, it would bum me out since he seems like he's legit trying to make a difference.

Edit: Fixed, but then re-fixed

[u/[deleted]]

Serious question: How would dropping thermonuclear weapons over the poles of Mars cause it to heat up?

Edit: Word

[u/Silencedlemon]

Oh my god I want to see the rest!