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One Telescope Per Child

Posted by samzenpus on from the baby-wants-a-microscope-too dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It seems one-<object>-per-child goes beyond laptops. A project from the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has designed a high-quality, $20 telescope they're calling the Galileoscope, hoping to spark interest in astronomy among kids and make good scopes available to many who otherwise could not afford one. But as OLPC learned, it's not that easy; they are struggling to get enough volume to get production ramped up and costs down, resorting to tricks like auctioning off a few autographed ones, and trying Give-One-Get-One."

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  1. Should go well with the slashdot-crowd. by elFisico · · Score: 2, Funny

    Given that most of us watch real life only through keyholes and telescopes... :o)

    *ducksandrunsforcover*

  2. Re:Better than they need to be? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    One AK per child. No, wait, someone already thought of that.

    One rice kernel per child? Mao done that already.

    Seriously, I believe you are right about never leaving their neighborhood. Not that hard to go out and see true hunger. Got to step outside the tourist trail, but not far.

  3. Re:Done! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    1girl1telescope

    I'm so sorry I said that.

  4. Re:Better than they need to be? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    China has a one child per child project. But only half of them get one.