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N-Prize Founder Paul Dear Talks Prizes For Nanosat Race
Rob Goldsmith writes to point out this interview with Dr. Paul Dear, founder of the N-Prize, and explains: "For those of you who haven yet heard of the N-Prize, the N-Prize is a £9,999.99 (sterling) cash prize which can be claimed by any individual, or group, who are able to prove that they have put into orbit a small satellite. The satellite must weigh between 9.99 and 19.99 grams, and must orbit the Earth at least 9 times. This project must be done within a budget of £999.99 (sterling)."
This guy just have a fetish for the number 9 or something?
At least it's a new one, can't find a term for it anywhere.
£999.99 could probably buy enough menthos and coke to launch the projectile.
It's pound sterling, but I guess that £ only stands for pound so they felt it necessary to say sterling too. Whatever, I'm from Georgia and played in the mud as a child, so I'm pretty sure I shouldn't be trying to answer this.
But only pot dealers. Cocaine and heroin come in metric... or so i've heard.
*Prices* look like 9,999.99 so they appear small.
*Prizes* should look like 10,000.00 so they appear big.
Of course, as we watch the US dollar continue to lose value, we can take advantage of an increasing budget limit for the same here in the states.
Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.