MossRoad
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Mmmmm. That's tasty!Gray water made potable in house.
Mmmmm. That's tasty!Gray water made potable in house.
"Coming soon to an off-grid homestead near you." So much for, "I'll have what he's having."Mmmmm. That's tasty!
You're comment is funny, but the irony is what could have been spent trying to help people and would the money have been "better spent"?Well, we got Tang out of it, what more could you ask for?
Some of the investment return was intangible, but one tangible return was that the moon mission was instrumental in the development of the integrated circuit. That alone more than paid for the moon mission.It's not a question of if some technology could work, but more a question is if the technology applied to society is economically feasible?
That's a broad statement I understand, but for what it cost to put a man on the moon, exactly what was the return on investment since what, 1969?
We have billionaires now that can spend exactly how much time in space at what cost?
My only point is heck yeah, commercial flights could fly past the sound barrier, but at the end of the day, is it really worth it?
Interesting read...
apollo-11-moon-mission-cost
I'm glad I won't be around for when we can use a transporter like on the Enterprise NCC 1701 LOL
That said, the money spent on military technology generally permeates to civilian technology.
You're smarter than me.Some of the investment return was intangible, but one tangible return was that the moon mission was instrumental in the development of the integrated circuit. That alone more than paid for the moon mission.
Eric
You are pulling my leg, right? If not then consider this below:You're smarter than me.
The bigger question is when you spend that kind of money, do you always get a "integrated circuit" back for the investment?
Exactly what will we learn for supersonic commercial flights when it's already been done? Where do you draw the line per the potential return on investment?
Having been around airplanes the first 26 years of my life, and still pretty active in plane watching, I have asked myself that same question regarding private jet ownership. There are people that think nothing of spending $100K+ a year just flying their kids to and from college multiple times a year on private jets VS commercial airlines. If they can justify owning a private jet in their own mind, I'm sure they can justify booking seats on a supersonic transport to save half a day of travel time....
Long story short, if I can make pretty much getting to anywhere in the world within 24 hours, exactly how much am I willing to spend more to get there quicker?
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