Hey Kid,
If you know me then you know I have already read all this. While I have no
problem believing that the Whitehouse depends on the internet for their
budget projections, I was hoping there was a CBO or even (shudder) an OMB
report to illustrate costs as a basis for rejecting a Death Star. Just
think of the records opportunitites such a project would bring. Innovation
would be the watchword.
I think it might be worth noting that the WH response said the cost would
be in excess of $850,000,000,000,000,000 rounding down. I guess the
$2,000,000,000,000,000.00 difference in cost is an accounting issue. It
might worth pursuing if only for Records Management innovation.
Chris Flynn
On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:15 AM, Ilona Koti <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Chris,
>
> Please find a link to your costs of building the death star developed by
> the economics students at Lehigh University -
> http://www.centives.net/S/2012/how-much-would-it-cost-to-build-the-death-star/.
> It is in blog format since I don't think that anyone has gotten to a bid
> proposal format just yet, perhaps next semester.
>
> "In gloriously geeky fashion, economics students at Lehigh University
> tried to estimate how long it would take and how much it would cost to
> build the Empire's ginormous man-made planetship if we were to get started
> today.
>
> The students started by assuming the Death Star could be made from steel,
> and that the ship would be about as steel-dense as a modern warship, in
> particular the HMS Illustrious. Applying that steel density to the Death
> Star's size--the moon-size weapon was reportedly 140 km in diameter--they
> determined that just over a quadrillion tons of steel (quadrillion comes
> after trillion) would be required for construction."
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57380925-1/finally-a-cost-estimate-for-building-a-real-death-star/
>
>
> The official response from the US government on why we cannot currently
> build a death star is located here -
> https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/isnt-petition-response-youre-looking
>
> All the best -ink
>
> Ilona Koti
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