Just when you think Tesla is busy tackling groundbreaking tech projects like robotaxis and driverless cars, Musk comes out of nowhere announcing a possible new product line that nobody asked for. Next up in the electric car maker's pipeline: electric leaf blowers. On Tuesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his company is planning to "develop a quiet, electric leaf blower," and like all good Tesla declarations, the news came via Twitter. Musk sent a follow-up tweet with a pun. "Tesla blows," the CEO said. P.S. electric leaf blowers already exist. But a Tesla version of the silent petal-blowing contraption may actually happen. Tesla plans:Can robotaxis help Tesla owners make $30,000 a year? What's a frunk? Electric cars like Rivian, Tesla, Jaguar offer unique storage spaces Musk says the company may already have the parts to build it. "We can probably just repurpose Model 3 HVAC parts," he tweeted. "Not a big deal." It's unclear if the leaf blower would be a whole new product line for Tesla or a limited run offering. Musk claims the idea was suggested by people inside and outside of the Palo Alto-based company. He also tweeted that the device will recharge quickly and have a long lasting battery. A few years ago, Musk founded another non-automotive project The Boring Company after reportedly getting stuck in traffic. "Traffic is driving me nuts. Am going to build a tunnel boring machine and just start digging..." Musk Tweeted. The Boring Company produced the viral limited-edition "not a flamethrower" flamethrower, which quickly sold out. The devices were priced at $500 each. Want a flamethrower? :Check eBay. It's not clear what prompted Tuesday's announcement. A day earlier, Musk said that Tesla was busy preparing to launch a fleet of Uber-like robot taxis next year. Follow Dalvin Brown on Twitter: @Dalvin_Brown.<doc-sep>It's no secret that Elon Musk bores easily, as he often takes on multiple projects at once and quickly transitions from one lofty task to another. Now on his to-do list is for Tesla to develop an electric leaf blower. "Tesla is going to develop a quiet, electric leafblower," Musk tweeted last night, to which his followers of course responded in a hurry, including none other than Pornhub, who said, "Want to collab on a dual purpose electric blower?." One of the reasons for producing an electric leaf blower is to cut down on noise. A Twitter follower of Musk's, however, raised a valid point by addressing leaf blowers and air pollution. The billionaire replied with, "Maybe add a particulate filter on inlet." Musk then informed that Tesla's electric leaf blower will likely have a long-lasting battery capable of recharging in a hurry, as opposed to a removable battery pack. With his hands tied up in a number of projects, who knows when we'll get that quiet, electric leaf blower from Elon Musk and Tesla, but if they do release such a product, it will likely fly off the shelves.<doc-sep>See Tesla's new Model Y Elon Musk unveils the tunnel he says will solve LA traffic Hear some of Elon Musk's most ambitious predictions Listen to Elon Musk's early predictions about space travel No, this isn't a flying grain silo. It's SpaceX's Starship prototype In 2010, Elon Musk had big plans for Tesla. Listen to his predictions Elon Musk's company says this monkey is playing Pong with his mind Elon Musk's Neuralink says this monkey is playing Pong with its mind Watch a young Elon Musk get his first supercar in 1999 In 1999, Elon Musk showed off his newfound Silicon Valley riches when he received a brand new McLaren F1 supercar. Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne, California on March 14, 2019. (Photo by Frederic J. 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Musk is currently in Germany where he met with vaccine maker CureVac on Tuesday, with which Tesla has a cooperation to build devices for producing RNA vaccines, as well as German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier yesterday. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images) (CNN) — Once upon a time, there was a troll named Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO and notorious Twitter bad-boy was asked by Rainn Wilson, aka Dwight K. Schrute, aka possibly the best character on “The Office,” to develop a quiet leaf blower. . @elonmusk can u make a quiet electric leaf blower? — RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) April 19, 2019 Lo and behold, Musk announced just days later that Tesla would indeed be developing a such piece of garden equipment, alongside its line of advanced rockets and electric cars. Tesla is going to develop a quiet, electric leafblower — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 23, 2019 He also couldn’t refrain from making a bad joke about it. Tesla blows haha — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 24, 2019 But something was missing. Nowhere in his Twitter feed did Musk allude to Wilson, who of course, came up with the ingenious, quiet leaf blower idea. So Wilson pulled out the receipts. “C’mon Musk, give me some credit,” he pleaded. But Musk was unrelenting. Nope 😜 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 24, 2019 “Nope,” he replied. Later, Musk also added that the aforementioned leaf blower will be sentient. Will be sentient, of course — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2019 But if you’re waiting for a soundless, sentient, Tesla-branded leaf blower, you probably shouldn’t hold your breath. According to Musk himself, pretty much everything he tweets at this point is nonsense.<doc-sep>
Fact: On April 19, 2019, actor Rainn Wilson tweeted at Elon Musk and asked the tech leader if he could try to create a "quiet electric leaf blower." We know this occurred. We saw it with our very own eyes. But four days later something strange happened. .@elonmusk can u make a quiet electric leaf blower? β RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) April 19, 2019 On Tuesday, Elon Musk tweeted at his 26 million followers to announce that "Tesla is going to develop a quiet, electric leafblower." Sound familiar? It should! Musk used the exact same phrasing as the former star of The Office did in his request, yet failed to credit Wilson for the idea. Hmmm... Tesla is going to develop a quiet, electric leafblower β Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 23, 2019 SEE ALSO: Elon Musk and The Rock bonded over these cursed Photoshopped memes Thanks to some helpful snitch tagging by Twitter user @AlvaroLuken, Wilson saw Musk's leaf blower tweet and decided to call out the Tesla CEO. After Musk claimed the idea of a "quiet, electric leaf blower" has been "suggested by many, externally & internally," Wilson posted a screenshot of Β the tweets and responded, "C'mon Musk, give me some credit." The interaction didn't stop there. This time, Musk directly replied to the man we know as Dwight K. Schrute and confirmed he had absolutely no intention of giving him credit for the leaf blower idea. To quote, Musk, a 47-year-old man, said, "Nope π". Nope π β Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 24, 2019 Many people seemed confused by the leaf blower tweet, and wondered why the man who has made a literal flame thrower and launched rockets into space would start focusing his energy on lawn maintenance.Β Taking everything we know about Musk's online presence into consideration, it seems extremely likely that he's trolling Wilson. Musk is a huge fan of memes after all, and he's no stranger to Twitter jokes and other "nonsense." So perhaps Wilson is simply his latest target. Maybe Musk is a huge fan of The Office. Who knows! It's been 0 days since Musk's last nonsense, but if Tesla does end up making a quiet, electric leaf blower, we all know Wilson is the real mastermind.