Multi-billionare Elon Musk is has sent an escape pod to Thailand to help the football team escape the cave without having to swim.
The Tesla and SpaceX founder has posted a twitter video showing the pod being lifted out of a pool, opened up, and a person emerging from inside.
Testing underwater in LA pool pic.twitter.com/CDO2mtjP2D
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 8, 2018
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 8, 2018
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Musk says the contraption is a kid-sized submarine, light enough to be carried by two divers, and small enough to fit through the narrow gaps of the cave.
It is expected to arrive in Thailand around 4am New Zealand time.
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