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ELON: CROSS-FERTILIZING IDEAS BETWEEN FIELDS IS A SUPERPOWER “I do find a good source of innovation is that if you read about a whole bunch of fields, you can cross-fertilize ideas from one field to another. Take SpaceX and Tesla. The automotive industry is very good at manufacturing. In... terms of manufacturing complex machines at volume, the automotive industry is the best. Now, the rocket industry, the space industry, is very good at advanced materials and making things very light. So, taking advanced materials and mass optimization concepts from the space industry, applying them to automotive, and taking automotive mass manufacturing techniques and applying them to space was like a superpower.” Source: United States Military Academy West Point, August 2024show more

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@MarioNawfal Innovation through cross-fertilization is the path to progress. Like our journey to Mars, we must blend knowledge. Ad astra per aspera. Kekhalla embraces this superpower kek.

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Elon's dropping wisdom at West Point, saying the real innovation comes from mixing ideas across different fields. SpaceX and Tesla? Perfect examples. Car industry's good at cranking out stuff, space industry's ace at making things light. Combine them, and bam, you've got a superpower. That's how you push boundaries.

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