Professional Fortnite player Turner ‘Tfue’ Tenney has got the attention of Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, after the popular streamer purchased a Tesla vehicle for a hilarious reason.
Back in October 2018, Tfue sent out a Tweet asking Elon Musk if he could help him “get better internet”, to which the mogul simply replied “Yes”.
Surprised that he was even given a response, the Fortnite pro pledged to buy a Tesla, simply because Musk replied to him.
I’m gonna buy a @Tesla now because you replied :pray::skin-tone-2:
— Tfue (@TTfue) October 15, 2018
Fans presumed that Tfue was only joking, as months went by with no news of a newly purchased Tesla.
However, on January 14, Tfue proved that he was a man of his word, posing next to his brand new Tesla Model X, the car manufacturer’s flagship SUV model.
This car is incredible :raised_hands::skin-tone-2: @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/pmUR0v3bNk
— Tfue (@TTfue) January 15, 2019
Elon Musk took notice too, despite Tfue not being on his following list, the Fortnite player’s Tweet quickly got his attention.
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Glad you like it https://t.co/7FbQc0M9M5
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 15, 2019
Tfue wasn’t done there however, as he had a follow-up request – this time much more ambitious than helping him get better internet.
He asked Musk if he had any spare “unusable first stage rockets” just lying around, that Tenney might be able to buy for his warehouse, presumably for entertainment purposes.
Do you have any unusable first stage rockets laying around? I wanna buy one for my warehouse… I’m serious
— Tfue (@TTfue) January 15, 2019
Elon Musk hasn’t responded publicly to Tfue’s request, and it also appears that he is still having internet issues too – but at least he has a Tesla now.
Internet connection issues are gonna be the death of me :triumph:
— Tfue (@TTfue) January 15, 2019