--- title: "Ah Yes, Of Course Elon Musk Hid “420” in His Offer to Buy Twitter" description: "Even while making the oh-so-serious offer to buy Twitter outright for a whopping $43 billion, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk may still be trolling" date: "2022-04-14" modified: "2022-04-14" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-twitter-420" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "finance" - "Stocks" - "the digest" - "twitter" --- # Ah Yes, Of Course Elon Musk Hid “420” in His Offer to Buy Twitter ![Even while making the oh-so-serious offer to buy Twitter outright for a whopping $43 billion, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk may still be trolling]() *\Image: Futurism\* ## Blaze It The man simply cannot be stopped. Even while making the oh-so-serious offer to [buy Twitter outright]() for a whopping $43 billion, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk may *still* be trolling — as evidenced by the $54.20 per share cost he [outlined in his bombastic SEC filing](). As many noted online, the appearance of [that particular number]() makes it still sort of seem like he's shitposting. "Adding the .20 just to make a 420 joke would mean Musk is paying an extra $160 million or so just to be funny, which is honestly impressive commitment to the bit," [one Twitter user pointed out](). "Elon Musk made his offer $54.20 because he wanted to put the number 420 in a filing and for no other reason," [another opined](). "None of this is serious and it's not worth the headlines or tweets." ## Stoned History This is, of course, neither the first time Musk has made a 420 joke, nor the first time his interest in said number has made it to the SEC. Just last week, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO tweeted that "[69.420% of statistics are false]()," and that same weed number got him in [big trouble with the SEC]() in 2018 when he tweeted about selling Tesla stock at $420 per share. It's [even cropped up at SpaceX](). In that context, it makes Musk's apparent attempt to [do a hostile takeover of Twitter]() seems like it might just be one big excuse for banter — and really, would we put it past him? **More on Musk:** *[We Regret To Inform You That Elon Musk, Unfortunately, Knows About "Goblin Mode"]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()