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Personalized Moon Crash

Posted by michael on from the airbags-optional dept.

Ich Bin Zu writes "Do you want to create your own crater on the moon? CNN has an article about a company putting a personalized moon crash for sale on ebay. The bid opens with $6 million which will enable the highest bidder to stuff up to 10kg worth of stuff on a space craft and lob it to the moon. The condition of the cargo is not guaranteed as it crashes on the moon at 4000 mph."

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  1. Not guaranteed? by larien · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think we can safely guarantee the condition of just about any cargo which hits the moon at that speed...

    1. Re:Not guaranteed? by zephc · · Score: 4, Funny

      I want it to say CHAIR on the moon, visible from earth! But if they mess it up and it just says, for instance, CHA, I want my money back!

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  2. fp? by Ralph+Spoilsport · · Score: 5, Funny
    Could it be?

    I want to send my mother in law to the moon...

    RS

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    1. Re:fp? by ScottGant · · Score: 4, Funny

      I want to send my ex-wife Alice to the moon...

      Zoom boom to the moon Alice...TO THE MOON!

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    2. Re:fp? by Lifewish · · Score: 3, Funny

      I have a sister who I'm willing to send anywhere, the further the better. Unfortunately I have no idea if she'd fit in the containers. Would it be acceptable to split her into many sections and send each separately? I'm sure she'd enjoy it really...

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  3. imagine by whiteranger99x · · Score: 4, Funny

    Imagine if people could so that repeatedly to spell something...like chairface did with that laser on the Tick :D

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    1. Re:imagine by Hogwash+McFly · · Score: 3, Funny


      Imagine if people could so that repeatedly to spell something...like chairface did with that laser on the Tick :D

      As long as you're not in charge, sure! :P

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  4. #1 bidder is... by Stiletto · · Score: 4, Funny


    Hmm... the #1 bidder, someone named GWBush2004, lives in Yucca mountain, and has 77,000 tons of something he wants to get rid of.....

  5. 10KG of water by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That ought to be enough to annoy all the scientists measuring micro traces for life.

    1. Re:10KG of water by erobertstad · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'd like to send a 10kg rubber ball, lets see how far that fucker bounces. :)

  6. Sure, it *seems* like a good idea... by physicsphairy · · Score: 5, Funny

    until the moon people launch a full-scale retaliatory strike.

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  7. Toner. by Zzootnik · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmmm...How about 10 Kg of custom mixed Toner. I'm thinking red or maybe green... I suppose it would look like a paintball target...

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  8. For $24,000 by BillsPetMonkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    You can get a sidewinder missile lobbed at a Fallujahn mosque much closer to home ....

    (I have karma to burn and a conscience to clear)

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  9. I wonder... by cdrudge · · Score: 5, Funny

    how high a 10kg super bouncy ball would bounce going 4000mph in low gravity. Think it would bounce hard enough to hit the space station?

  10. Littering or trespassing? by kalislashdot · · Score: 5, Funny

    So if it lands on the property I bought from the Lunar Embassey (http://www.moonshop.com/) can I sue them for littering, or even trespassing. I am serious, I have the paperwork and everything. Don't tread on me!

  11. Re:Redneck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, the redneck version of "moon crash" would have an entirely different meaning: "If we're all hanging our asses out the windows, who's driving?"

  12. Re:Link to Auction by AnomalyConcept · · Score: 3, Funny

    What would be really funny if it said "shipping not included" on the eBay site. XD

  13. Even better! by Jin+Wicked · · Score: 4, Funny

    Procure a corporate sponsorship from the Kraft company to get their logo on there, then you really could mess with little kids by telling them the moon is made of cheese. ^_^

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  14. Stinking face in the Sky by polemistes · · Score: 3, Funny

    And in 25 years after 36500025 * 10kg garbage thrown at Earth's untill now pure and romantic little sister in space, we will be able to smell it all the way through the vast space, and the scientists have to change all their theories about the speed of odour through vacuum.

  15. And the second chance offer goes to... by Hogwash+McFly · · Score: 4, Funny


    Dr. Evil

    "A frickin' good eBayer, they sent my "laser" to the moon in frickin' quick time. A++++++++++"

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  16. Exactly by joggle · · Score: 3, Funny
    Why does everything have to be in the name of SCIENCE?

    Think of the irony of sending a college textbook on physics as the payload! Actually, I have a specific one in mind, care to chip in? I was considering making a bonfire out of it, but this would be MUCH more fun.

  17. But what happens when... by jolyonr · · Score: 4, Funny

    they start firing things back at us?

    Jolyon

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  18. Yeah... by Cyno01 · · Score: 3, Funny

    We'd better not piss off those mooninites. No one can defeat their quad-laser! Jumping...is useless...

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  19. Re:Paint It RED! by misof · · Score: 5, Funny

    This reminds me of an old joke:

    American astronauts arrive to the moon. Their communication with Earth:

    • Astronauts, 12:00: It's okay, we are the first men to the moon.
    • Astronauts, 13:00: Russians are landing nearby! What shall we do?
    • NASA, 13:01: Just wait.
    • Astronauts, 14:00: The Russians started to PAINT THE MOON RED! What shall we do?
    • NASA, 14:01: Just wait.
    • Astronauts, 17:00: The Russians are done, almost the whole moon is red... What the hell shall we do?
    • NASA, 17:01: Now it is our turn! Open the container with white paint and write: Coca-Cola!