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Smid
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« on: February 20, 2012, 03:01:41 AM »
« edited: February 20, 2012, 03:04:00 AM by Smid »
Not sure whether to post this here, on the International General Discussion Board or on the Economics Board, but here will do...

Lehigh University figures out how much it costs to build Death Star and how many years to forge enough steel.

Basically, $8,100,000,000,000,000 (13,000 times the world's GDP) and 833,315 years to forge enough steel.
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« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2012, 03:21:01 AM »
But how many contractors would it require to actually construct it?
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« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2012, 03:10:25 PM »
« Edited: February 20, 2012, 04:49:25 PM by consigliere jmfcst »
Quote from: Smid on February 20, 2012, 03:01:41 AM
Basically, $8,100,000,000,000,000 (13,000 times the world's GDP)

yo, I think your division is wrong
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« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2012, 04:10:01 PM »
Neat; that's food for thought.
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« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2012, 04:24:23 PM »
What if we just put some aluminum around the moon and pretend?
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« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2012, 04:47:48 PM »
inb4 Newt Gingrich joke
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« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2012, 05:14:40 PM »

I found this very witty.
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« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2012, 05:20:35 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2012, 05:35:50 PM »
Quote from: consigliere jmfcst on February 20, 2012, 03:10:25 PM
Quote from: Smid on February 20, 2012, 03:01:41 AM
Basically, $8,100,000,000,000,000 (13,000 times the world's GDP)

yo, I think your division is wrong

Yeah, that seems dubious. I think it should 129 rather than 13 000.
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« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2012, 12:28:18 AM »
Quote from: King on February 20, 2012, 04:24:23 PM
What if we just put some aluminum around the moon and pretend?
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« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2012, 06:44:03 PM »
That's pretty cool.
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« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2012, 06:54:45 PM »
That is pretty cool.
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« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2012, 07:48:33 PM »
Don't trust anything Lehigh says or does.
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