True Bromance Elon Musk and Donald Trump had once been a legendary duo - until the day they weren’t. Nobody remembered the cause, but the fallout was undeniable. One Tuesday, Elon left for Mars, done with Earth, done with everything. Before he left, there was a last, awkward encounter. Trump, ever the man on the move, pulled up to a Tesla charging station in his own Tesla, the car’s display reminding him, “Payment required: Please pay Elon.” Trump just sighed and tapped his card, staring at the charging cable as if it were a lifeline to something he’d lost. As Elon’s rocket roared into the sky, Trump stood by his car, watching the fiery trail fade into the distance. He didn’t shout or throw anything. He just stood there, hands in his pockets, feeling the emptiness of the moment. On Mars, Elon worked tirelessly. He tended hydroponic gardens, watched plants grow under artificial sunlight, and built a thriving colony. He became President of Mars, but happiness eluded him. Even as the colo...
Built to disappear Of the seven stadiums Qatar built for the World Cup , one will disappear after the tournament. That’s what the games’ organizers have said about Stadium 974 in Doha - a port-side structure with more than 40,000 seats partially built from recycled shipping containers and steel. Qatar says the stadium will be fully dismantled after the World Cup and could be shipped to countries that need the infrastructure. Outside experts have praised the design, but say more needs to be known about what happens to the stadium after the event. “Designing for disassembly is one of the main principles of sustainable building,” said Karim Elgendy, an associate fellow at the London-based Chatham House think tank who previously worked as a climate consultant for the World Cup. “It allows for the natural restoration of a building site or its reuse for another function,” he said, adding that a number of factors need to considered “before we call a building sustainable.” Buildings are r...