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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
What is the general population (no knowledge of symptoms) accuracy of a sars-cov2 PCR test & is it possible to generate a false positive if you simply run enough cycles?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
Would be great to hear from people who know a lot about the PCR testing industry. What’s the approximate false positive rate, all things considered, for cov2 PCR tests?
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
Replying to @ClareCraigPath
Interesting
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John Beans
@john_beans · Nov 13, 2020
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
Interesting
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
What is the general population (no knowledge of symptoms) accuracy of a sars-cov2 PCR test & is it possible to generate a false positive if you simply run enough cycles?
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Pranay Pathole
@PPathole · Nov 13, 2020
Elon, which tests for C19 do you think are reliable? I sometimes feel like all these tests are unreliable. And fake positive responses are used to drive up the numbers infected and the fear in order to get people to accept the vaccine.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
A good PCR test should identify if I have the cov2 spike proteins, although I have heard some low accuracy numbers for those too. Hard to get a straight answer.
False positives will roughly scale with # of tests & daily test rate has gone ballistic:
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Pauline 🚀
@justpaulinelol · Nov 13, 2020
Which symptoms did you have?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
Mild sniffles & cough & slight fever past few days. Right now, no symptoms, although I did take NyQuil.
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CleanTechnica
@cleantechnica · Nov 13, 2020
Breaking – Elon Musk Tests Positive For COVID-19 cleantechnica.com/2020/11/13/bre…
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
Technically, I tested positive, then negative twice, then positive again, so “Elon Musk Tests Negative for Covid” is an equally correct title. The “rapid antigen test” from BD seems to be about as useful as a flipping a coin.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
The carousel turns ever faster
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Joe Main
@itsJoeMain · Nov 13, 2020
The simulation designer right now...
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
Yup
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ALEX
@ajtourville · Nov 13, 2020
Revenues from tests are likely not bogus & very consistent
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
Exactly
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Evelyn Janeidy
@JaneidyEve · Nov 13, 2020
Hmmmm.... Are you feeling any symptoms?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
Symptoms of a typical cold. Nothing unusual so far.
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Zack
@BLKMDL3 · Nov 13, 2020
Could this be why we’ve been seeing such a major spike?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
If it’s happening to me, it’s happening to others. I’m getting PCR tests from separate labs. Results will take about 24 hours.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
Something extremely bogus is going on. Was tested for covid four times today. Two tests came back negative, two came back positive. Same machine, same test, same nurse. Rapid antigen test from BD.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
We lost vehicle pneumatics. Reason unknown at present. Liquid oxygen header tank pressure is rising. Hopefully triggers burst disk to relieve pressure, otherwise it’s going to pop the cork.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
Burst disk worked, so vehicle appears to be ok. We’ll have to swap out at least one of the engines.
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Toby Li
@tobyliiiiiiiiii · Nov 13, 2020
What were the sparks produced during static fire? Concrete exploding?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
Maybe melted an engine preburner or fuel hot gas manifold. Whatever it is caused pneumatics loss. We need to design out this problem.
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Austin Barnard🚀
@austinbarnard45 · Nov 13, 2020
StarShip was leaking what appeared to be molten metal, the vehicle is still however standing. Thankfully did NOT RUD, @elonmusk what is the condition of SN8?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 13, 2020
We lost vehicle pneumatics. Reason unknown at present. Liquid oxygen header tank pressure is rising. Hopefully triggers burst disk to relieve pressure, otherwise it’s going to pop the cork.
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Phil Metzger
@DrPhiltill · Nov 12, 2020
Yes: the thrust will equal the mass of the EM drive times the speed you chuck it off the back of your spaceship times the number of them you chuck per second.
SPACE.com@SPACEdotcom· Nov 11, 2020Can the EmDrive actually work for space travel?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 12, 2020
🤣🤣👍
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 12, 2020
4 Astronauts fly to @Space_Station on Sat night from Cape. First operational flight of Crew Dragon.
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cardoso
@Cardoso · Nov 10, 2020
How often are you not the smartest person in the room?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 12, 2020
Luck is the best superpower
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Nov 11, 2020
Replying to @hiromichimizuno
Yes
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