Comments on: Death Star Costs $15.6 Septillion, 1.4 Trillion Times the US Debt http://www.myextralife.com/sitenews/death-star-costs-156-septillion-14-trillion-times-the-us-debt/ Web comic, podcasts, and other junk. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:33:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Icesnakehttp://www.myextralife.com/sitenews/death-star-costs-156-septillion-14-trillion-times-the-us-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-489368 Icesnake Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:38:21 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=11106#comment-489368 The cost estimates are overinflated by several orders of magnitude. Firstly, the materials don't need to be launched into space - they are already floating around in the asteroid belt, free for the taking. Secondly, the cost of building infrastructure in orbit to turn raw materials into Death Stars is an investment, an will provide a return many times the initial cost, because (assuming there's going to be people in space) whoever builds that infrastructure will be able to sell processed materials and finished spacecraft, and even the Government won't sell them at a loss.This article is completely bogus, and typical of Jesus Diaz's idiot rants on Gizmodo. The cost estimates are overinflated by several orders of magnitude. Firstly, the materials don’t need to be launched into space – they are already floating around in the asteroid belt, free for the taking. Secondly, the cost of building infrastructure in orbit to turn raw materials into Death Stars is an investment, an will provide a return many times the initial cost, because (assuming there’s going to be people in space) whoever builds that infrastructure will be able to sell processed materials and finished spacecraft, and even the Government won’t sell them at a loss.

This article is completely bogus, and typical of Jesus Diaz’s idiot rants on Gizmodo.

]]> By: mercatorhttp://www.myextralife.com/sitenews/death-star-costs-156-septillion-14-trillion-times-the-us-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-488992 mercator Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:33:07 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=11106#comment-488992 Obviously he forgot about the Imperial Union. Should overrun about 100 fold into the octillions. Obviously he forgot about the Imperial Union. Should overrun about 100 fold into the octillions.

]]> By: WarlockJAhttp://www.myextralife.com/sitenews/death-star-costs-156-septillion-14-trillion-times-the-us-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-488986 WarlockJA Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:51:37 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=11106#comment-488986 Didn't a few star systems go bankrupt to build it? I heard that somewhere... Didn’t a few star systems go bankrupt to build it? I heard that somewhere…

]]> By: wonder6oyhttp://www.myextralife.com/sitenews/death-star-costs-156-septillion-14-trillion-times-the-us-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-488970 wonder6oy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:38:42 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=11106#comment-488970 @BlueNight - "The Bothans died of BOREDOM trying to find a flaw in the defenses."Man, that is some SERIOUS Star Wars geekdom terminology right there! I stand in awe of your awesomeness, good sir. @BlueNight – “The Bothans died of BOREDOM trying to find a flaw in the defenses.”

Man, that is some SERIOUS Star Wars geekdom terminology right there! I stand in awe of your awesomeness, good sir.

]]> By: Bearbutthttp://www.myextralife.com/sitenews/death-star-costs-156-septillion-14-trillion-times-the-us-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-488949 Bearbutt Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:53:24 +0000 http://www.myextralife.com/?p=11106#comment-488949 "But in the future, all evil empires are LOADED. So its not a problem." . True, but this is a long time ago... in a galaxy far far away. “But in the future, all evil empires are LOADED. So its not a problem.”
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True, but this is a long time ago… in a galaxy far far away.

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