Elon Musk Might Be A Super Villain

BEFORE, PEOPLE ARE CALLED YOU THE REAL TONY STARK. OKAY, YOU'VE GOT YOUR FINGER IN SO MANY DIFFERENT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. AS I SPADE SPACE-X, TESLA.

NOW YOU'VE GOT SOLAR CITY AND SOLAR PACK THAT PEOPLE PUT IN THEIR HOUSES. <i>( APPLAUSE )</i> ARE YOU SINCERELY TRYING TO SAVE THE WORLD? >> WELL, I'M TRYING TO DO GOOD THINGS, YEAH.

I MEAN, SAVING THE WORLD IS NOT-- I MEAN -- >> BUT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO GOOD THINGS AND YOU'RE A BILLIONAIRE. I MEAN. >> YEAH.

>> Stephen: THAT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT LIKE SUPER HERO OR SUPER VILLAIN. YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE. >> I'M TRYING TO DO USEFUL THINGS.

( LAUGHTER ) I -- >> UH-HUH. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TESLA.

I HAVE A TESLA. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: OKAY, AND I LOVE IT.

I LOVE IT. <i>( APPLAUSE )</i> YOU GOT A NEW THING THAT YOU THINK IS-- PEOPLE ARE GOING TO UPON FOR THEIR TESLA. JIM, CAN WE SHOW FOOTAGE OF THIS?

I THINK IT'S CALLED-- THIS THING IS THE POWER ARM. THAT IS AN EXTREMELY-- >> IT'S A SNAKE CHARGER. >> Stephen: IT'S A SNAKE CHARGER THAT AUTOMATICALLY PLUGS INTO YOUR CAR WHEN YOU GET HOME.

>> THIS LOOKS A LITTLE WRONG. ( LAUGHTER ). >> Stephen: THAT REALLY LOOKS LIKE THE THING THAT JACKS INTO THE BACK OF NEO'S HEAD IN "THE MATRIX.

" >> RIGHT. >> Stephen: IS THAT THING GOING TO ATTACK ME IN MY SLEEP? >> FOR THE PROTOTYPE, AT LEAST, I WOULD RECOMMEND NOT DROPPING ANYTHING WHEN YOU'RE NEAR IT.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: OKAY, ALL RIGHT. NOW ANOTHER THING THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IS YOU SINCERELY THINK THAT WE SHOULD GO TO MARS, THAT MEN AND WOMEN SHOULD GO TO MARS. >> YEAH.

>> Stephen: WHY DO WE WANT TO GO TO MARS? IT'S UNINHABITABLE. VE TOBE IN DOMES AND EVERYTHING.

>> INITIALLY. >> Stephen: INITIALLY? >> YES.

>> Stephen: REALLY? HOW LONG BEFORE WE CAN TURN MARS INTO SOMEPLACE WE CAN LIVE IT IS A FIXER-UPPER OF A PLANET. ( LAUGHTER ) SO AT FIRST YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE IN TRANSPARENT DOMES, BUT EVENTUALLY -- >> YES, WE'RE GOING TO BE HUFG EACH OTHER.

>> BUT EVENTUALLY YOU CAN TRANSFORM MARS INTO AN AIRCRAFT-LIKE PLANET. >> Stephen: HOW WOULD YOU DO THAT? >> YOU WARM IT UP.

JUST WARM IT UP. >> Stephen: WITH A BLANKET OR-- HOW WOULD YOU WARM MARS UP? IT'S A LONG WAY AWAY FROM THE SUN.

>> THERE'S A FAST WAY AND A SLOW WAY. >> Stephen: OKAY, GIVE ME THE FAST WAY. >> THE FAST WAY IS DROP THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS OVER POLES.

>> Stephen: YOU'RE A SUPER VILLAIN! THAT'S WHAT A SUPER VILLAIN DOES. >> YEAH.