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		simondlr on Nov 21, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is SpaceX changing the rocket equation? Elon feels like a real-world Iron Man.

NickPollard on Nov 21, 2011 [–]

Funny you should say that, Jon Favreau has said that Elon Musk was the basis for much of the portrayal of Tony Stark in the Iron man films.

(He also has a cameo in Iron Man 2, and the SpaceX lab was used as a set).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

mahmud on Nov 22, 2011 | [–]

Geez, Musk & Shuttleworth are both South Africans.

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