Jeff Bezos Just Posted This Weird, Kind of Badass Video of Himself on Top of a Wind Turbine

The Amazon founder is really jazzed about green energy.

By Nina Zipkin | Oct 19, 2017
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Jeff Bezos, what is your life?

This spring, a video circulated around the internet of the billionaire Amazon and Blue Origin founder driving a 15-foot-tall giant robot at Amazon’s annual MARS (machine learning, automation, robotics and space exploration) that wouldn’t be out of place in a summer blockbuster movie.

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In the video, Bezos, wearing a hard hat and sunglasses, outfitted in what looks to be rappelling gear, stands atop a wind turbine. He then cracks open a bottle of champagne on the turbine to officially open Amazon’s newest wind farm, as the camera dramatically pans up and away.

Over the top? Sure. But renewable energy is a good and necessary cause, so we’ll allow it. You do you, Jeff Bezos.

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Jeff Bezos, what is your life?

This spring, a video circulated around the internet of the billionaire Amazon and Blue Origin founder driving a 15-foot-tall giant robot at Amazon’s annual MARS (machine learning, automation, robotics and space exploration) that wouldn’t be out of place in a summer blockbuster movie.

Related: 14 Weird Things We’ve Learned About Jeff Bezos

In the video, Bezos, wearing a hard hat and sunglasses, outfitted in what looks to be rappelling gear, stands atop a wind turbine. He then cracks open a bottle of champagne on the turbine to officially open Amazon’s newest wind farm, as the camera dramatically pans up and away.

Over the top? Sure. But renewable energy is a good and necessary cause, so we’ll allow it. You do you, Jeff Bezos.

Related video: This Celebrity Florist Has Worked With the Kardashians, Oprah Winfrey and More. He Shares 8 Tips for Pursuing Your Passion.

Nina Zipkin

Staff Writer. Covers leadership, media, technology and culture.
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Nina Zipkin is a staff writer at Entrepreneur.com. She frequently covers leadership, media, tech, startups, culture and workplace trends.

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