tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post7573722915496785750..comments2023-10-09T21:49:57.366+09:00Comments on Page F30: NASA mulling over three missions for $650 million grant - either to Venus, the Moon, or an asteroidMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083766178887686304noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-20577972465366882542011-03-07T13:52:20.777+09:002011-03-07T13:52:20.777+09:00Tough decision? $650 million seems like an awful ...Tough decision? $650 million seems like an awful lot of money to spend to get a cigar box full of pebbles. Wouldn’t it be easier just to go to Home Depot and get a bag of Sacrete and sift it for the aggregate? Then stack up the $650 million in cash at the Smithsonian so everyone can see what extravagance and foolishness look like when commingled. Come on guys, we’re already in over our heads.William Wood Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07275295611002986353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-92227459897194934092010-01-01T12:46:16.256+09:002010-01-01T12:46:16.256+09:00>$650 million seems like an awful lot of money
...>$650 million seems like an awful lot of money<br /><br />It's not. It's less than three days of fighting in Iraq.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083766178887686304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-88124797310144940592010-01-01T12:35:42.002+09:002010-01-01T12:35:42.002+09:00Tough decision? $650 million seems like an awful ...Tough decision? $650 million seems like an awful lot of money to spend to get a cigar box full of pebbles. Wouldn’t it be easier just to go to Home Depot and get a bag of Sacrete and sift it for the aggregate? Then stack up the $650 million in cash at the Smithsonian so everyone can see what extravagance and foolishness look like when commingled. Come on guys, we’re already in over our heads.William Wood Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07275295611002986353noreply@blogger.com