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Scrounging for Fun and Profit

Posted by michael on from the five-finger-discount dept.

Guinnessy writes: "According to Toni Feder on Physics Today, scrounging used equipment is worthwhile if you can avoid the pitfalls of wasting time and compromising scientific goals. Feder interviews experimenters who have dug up everything from dewars to nuclear reactors."

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  1. Re:Also consider by photozz · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Britney Spears: The relative value to the human race of shooting her into space (V=WxA Value=Weight x anoyance)is still lower than the aforementioned dinosaur. Once the commercial viability is set, we may be able to raise private contributions. Perhaps a bake sale. Cher: Not worth the trouble, she is almost dead already. N'Sync: V value again is low, and with the entire band, the payload would be enormous, unless we shoot them up one at a time. They would be worth considering for the test launches though... Michael: Aerodynamically, the best specimen, (the nose..)However he can afford good lawyers.

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  2. Re:Also consider by Johnny5000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hmmmmm.

    I'm some *someone* can come up with a better use for Ms Spears than shooting her into space?

    I have a few in mind myself.

    -J5K

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