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Satis
Felix Rex
Joined: Fri Mar 28, 2003 6:01 pm Posts: 16661 Location: On a slope
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Want to go to the moon?
man...I wish I was rich. Russia is offering the first space tourism flight to the moon. Only catch is it costs $100million.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/space/article ... 18,00.html
_________________ They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:34 am |
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Arathorn
Minor Diety
Joined: Tue Apr 01, 2003 10:23 am Posts: 3956 Location: Amsterdam
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Nah, you're not gonna land I believe, just flying by.
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:53 am |
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Rinox
Minor Diety
Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 7:23 am Posts: 14892 Location: behind a good glass of Duvel
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Wasn't there talk about the N'Sync guy investing in this? Man, 100 million to risk getting blown up in space? no thanks. You'd really do this if you had the cash Satis?
Gotta love the Russians and their would-be capitalism. The irony is that their space vessels are safer than most other countries'.
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:28 pm |
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derf
Minor Diety
Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:17 pm Posts: 7721 Location: Centre of the sun
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I wouldnt pay £60m for this if i were Richard Branson. Think of what a Charity donation of £60m can achieve!
_________________ "Well a very, very hevate, ah, heavy duh burtation tonight. We had a very derrist derrison, bite, let's go ahead and terrist teysond those fullabit who have the pit." - Serene Branson
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:32 pm |
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Arathorn
Minor Diety
Joined: Tue Apr 01, 2003 10:23 am Posts: 3956 Location: Amsterdam
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Charity? Like Live 8? I don't think those ever help, but we've been through that topic before I believe.
_________________ Melchett: As private parts to the gods are we: they play with us for their sport!
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:34 pm |
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Rinox
Minor Diety
Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 7:23 am Posts: 14892 Location: behind a good glass of Duvel
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Hehe, so either you donate it directly to a virtual dictatorship (Russia) and get some kicks out of it, or donate it indirectly to dictatorships in Africa and get crap all. Morality aside, the choice should be clear.
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:37 pm |
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derf
Minor Diety
Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:17 pm Posts: 7721 Location: Centre of the sun
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I was thinking more along the lines of Cancer Research or some shit like that.
However, to make my self clear on this, suppose i had £60m to donate, i would arrange things personally, not do things through other charities. So i guess what i mean was to give it away "In-Charity". Basically, give it directly to the source.
_________________ "Well a very, very hevate, ah, heavy duh burtation tonight. We had a very derrist derrison, bite, let's go ahead and terrist teysond those fullabit who have the pit." - Serene Branson
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:10 pm |
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Rinox
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Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 7:23 am Posts: 14892 Location: behind a good glass of Duvel
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That would be me.
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:12 pm |
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derf
Minor Diety
Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:17 pm Posts: 7721 Location: Centre of the sun
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Erm, i was thinking of someone more needy than you.
_________________ "Well a very, very hevate, ah, heavy duh burtation tonight. We had a very derrist derrison, bite, let's go ahead and terrist teysond those fullabit who have the pit." - Serene Branson
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:37 pm |
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Arathorn
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Joined: Tue Apr 01, 2003 10:23 am Posts: 3956 Location: Amsterdam
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Ah! That should be me.
_________________ Melchett: As private parts to the gods are we: they play with us for their sport!
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:49 pm |
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Rinox
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Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 7:23 am Posts: 14892 Location: behind a good glass of Duvel
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lol. When Derf gets rich we'll all be standing in line for some of his gold. Love the new sig btw Derf. Makes me feel kinda special...besides, if Satis is in two of our sigs (Pig and mine) it's only natural I will follow, being sexier and all.
_________________ "I find a Burger Tank in this place? I'm-a be a one-man cheeseburger apocalypse."
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:02 pm |
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Satis
Felix Rex
Joined: Fri Mar 28, 2003 6:01 pm Posts: 16661 Location: On a slope
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rofl...your sig is me singing a song about you...that's kinda odd.
Anyway...err....if I could really spare 100mill, yes, I'd do it. I'd be more tempted to put the cash in one of the startup aerospace tourism firms, though. I think I'd rather get a yearly trip into low earth orbit as a perk of being a major investor rather than a single trip to the moon. Still, that's cool as shit.
Oh, and before I forget, fuck charity. Charity doesn't help.
Give a man a fire, he'll be warm for a night.
Set a man on fire, he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
_________________ They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:54 pm |
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Franny
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Joined: Tue Jun 10, 2003 11:08 am Posts: 940 Location: over there
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hahaha
i wouldn't spend $100 million on going to the moon
i'd do it the old fashioned way, i.e. become a fighter pilot, fly the ass of a plane til someone notices, then become an astronaut
_________________ Give a man a fire, he'll be warm for a night.
Set a man on fire, he'll be warm for the rest of his life. - Satis Clankiller
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:10 pm |
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Rinox
Minor Diety
Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 7:23 am Posts: 14892 Location: behind a good glass of Duvel
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Nah, why would you put your life on the line if being an astronaut is the ultimate goal? In that case simply spending 100 million would be much better.
_________________ "I find a Burger Tank in this place? I'm-a be a one-man cheeseburger apocalypse."
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:38 am |
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Franny
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Joined: Tue Jun 10, 2003 11:08 am Posts: 940 Location: over there
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hah me life on the line, i'd just be so good noone could ever shoot me down nor would i ever be foolish enough to fly into the ground/mountains
so barring my airplane blowing up on it's own it'd be all good, and surely then chances of dying of a stress induced heart attack while trying to earn enough so that $100 million is worth paying are more than that of your plane blowing up, so i reckon it wouldn't be too risky...
_________________ Give a man a fire, he'll be warm for a night.
Set a man on fire, he'll be warm for the rest of his life. - Satis Clankiller
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