Elon Musk floated a plan to get the Thai cave boys out, and says SpaceX and Boring Co engineers are headed to Thailand

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• Elon Musk said on Wednesday that he would be "happy to help" the Thai soccer team stuck in a cave since July 23.
• He has now sketched a plan that could help save the boys, and said that engineers from his companies will go to Thailand tomorrow.
• Rescuers are in a race against time get the team out of the cave, as oxygen levels are depleting and monsoon rains threaten to leave them trapped for months.

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Elon Musk has detailed plans that could help free the Thai soccer team stuck inside a cave – and engineers from two of his companies are going to Thailand to help.

Musk outlined his proposal on Twitter today, where he suggested inserting a tube through the cave network and inflating it, allowing the team to travel out of the cave. 

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