The Cult of Elon Musk parades his $600,000 statue around Austin [View all]

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/11/24/elon-musk-goat-statue-ausitn-texas-crypto/10767624002/

Why is a giant sculpture of Elon Musk on a goat's body being driven around Texas?
Kara Carlson
Austin American-Statesman

AUSTIN, Texas — It can seem hard to avoid Elon Musk these days, especially if you live in Central Texas near Tesla and other companies led by the billionaire.

And if that weren't enough, self-described "massive Elon fans" are driving a giant sculpture of Musk's face — on the body of a goat, riding on a rocket — around the Austin area.

The owners of the sculpture run a cryptocurrency firm called Elon Goat Token and say it is meant to pay homage to Musk's contributions to cryptocurrency. The sculpture is intended to symbolize that Musk is the GOAT — an acronym for Greatest Of All Time — which is why the billionaire's head is on the body of a goat.

It sits on the back of a semi-trailer and is more than 30 feet long, 20 feet tall, and Musk's head, which is wearing a Dogecoin necklace, is about 6 feet tall. The sculpture also includes such features as simulated rocket fire, smoke, lasers, and lighting.





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A spokesman for $EGT explained: “Most people thought we would never do it, but after one year of building the time has come to bring it home to Elon.

"Really we just want to meet the guy and give it to him.

“After all, he is the most innovative human alive, hence the GOAT - Greatest Of All Time.