Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX CEO, has a sense of humour that sets the world’s richest man apart and is often expressed through memes. Most recently, the South African billionaire posted a meme saying “Me trying to live a normal and productive life”, over the picture of a man, while a woman in a distracting pose has the caption “Static Fires”. 

The meme template appeared on Reddit, the social media forum, with the caption “the guy is trying to pray but the booty is in the way”, indicating that the guy is distracted or not focused because of the girl’s “booty”. 

Musk’s use of the meme indicates that “Static Fires” are a source of distraction for the entrepreneur who’s trying to lead a normal and productive life. 

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The 51-year-old didn’t specify what he meant by Static Fires, which is also the name of a Swansea-based all-rock band. However, it is not too likely that Musk suddenly posted about his musical inclination and more likely that this is a reference to the static fire test before the launch of a spaceship. 

SpaceX announced the static fire test, saying “Static fire test of two Raptor engines on Starship 24”. 

In a spaceship launch, a static fire test is carried out when the engines are kept on for some time while the launch vehicle is firmly attached to the launch pad.  

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This helps test engine startup including pressure, temperature and propellant-flow gradients. There is no requirement for a payload to be attached at this time.  

Musk is deeply involved in SpaceX and often retweets their posts about spaceship launches. The entrepreneur was recently mired in an affair scandal, at which time he said he didn’t appreciate the kind of media spotlight on him and vowed to focus on the betterment of civilization.