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How to get really, really rich

by joe golfer
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  • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
    Unless it has Impossibletanium, l ain't interested!

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    Archimedes Forum, Sign up l won't bite
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    • Profile picture of the author Princess Balestra
      To Blingfinity and beyoooooooond!
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      Lightin' fuses is for blowin' stuff togethah.

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  • Profile picture of the author rhondaklewis
    I wonder if there will be an adverse effect on earths atmosphere if they start mining up in space. Of course they will tell us it's safe according to their researchers. Remember when fracking was safe?
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    • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
      Originally Posted by rhondaklewis View Post

      Remember when fracking was safe?
      No..............

      Added later:

      At various points in history, the purveyors of a lot of things have told us that they're safe to use including *but not limited to):

      Tobacco
      Heroin
      Cocaine
      Lead in petrol (gasoline)
      DDT
      ... and so on.
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      Why do garden gnomes smell so bad?
      So that blind people can hate them as well.
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      • Profile picture of the author BigFrank
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        Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

        No..............

        Added later:

        At various points in history, the purveyors of a lot of things have told us that they're safe to use including *but not limited to):

        Tobacco
        Heroin
        Cocaine
        Lead in petrol (gasoline)
        DDT
        ... and so on.
        I have ingested all of the above. I got my lead intake through paint chips. We were poor. Mom said they were a snack.

        Moderation is the key. :-)

        Cheers. - Frank
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        • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
          Originally Posted by BigFrank View Post

          Moderation is the key. :-)
          Except for heroin and cocaine of course.
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          Why do garden gnomes smell so bad?
          So that blind people can hate them as well.
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          • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
            Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

            Except for heroin and cocaine of course.
            "Must consume mass quantities."

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            Putin will put a flag on that asteroid.
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            • Profile picture of the author BigFrank
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              Originally Posted by bizgrower View Post

              "Must consume mass quantities."
              Been there. Done that. :-(

              Cheers. - Frank
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    • Profile picture of the author Kurt
      Originally Posted by rhondaklewis View Post

      I wonder if there will be an adverse effect on earths atmosphere if they start mining up in space. Of course they will tell us it's safe according to their researchers. Remember when fracking was safe?
      I'm much more concerned with mining on Earth. I'd rather have mining in Space.
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  • Profile picture of the author MikeTucker
    That's what got Planetary Resources co-founder Peter Diamandis so excited.
    Oh wow, I don't know which direction to joke with that one...
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    The bartender says: "We don't serve faster-than-light particles here."

    ...A tachyon enters a bar.

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