worlds biggest billboards...??

[SuperDave]

Capitalism at its finest!

[SuperDave]

Oh yeah! Thanks Bugjuice! I know what I am going to write my english essay on. I was playing with the idea but after that post I now have plenty to say

[Jackrat]

From the NZ Herald:

US government says no billboards in space

20.05.05 1.20pm

WASHINGTON - The United States government does not want billboards in space.

The Federal Aviation Administration proposed on Thursday to amend its regulations to ensure that it can enforce a law that prohibits "obtrusive" advertising in zero gravity.

"Objects placed in orbit, if large enough, could be seen by people around the world for long periods of time," the FAA said in a regulatory filing.

Currently, the FAA lacks the authority to enforce the existing law.

For instance, outsized billboards deployed by a space company into low Earth orbit could appear as large as the moon and be seen without a telescope, the FAA said. Big and bright advertisements might hinder astronomers.

"Large advertisements could destroy the darkness of the night sky," regulators said.

- REUTERS

just bizzare. Shows we're entering a new age.

Plus,it could ruin the line of fire.

[Biff]

Fkin adverts in space!!
It's bad enough having fkin adverts on TV, especially on Sky - a fkin channel I fkin pay for. Now the fkers want to put those fkin things above my fkin head. Fk off and get proper jobs you granny robbing, nut licking, arse flogging, phlegm sucking, poneytailed, punk mother fckers : mad:

Rant over.

[Waylander]

Fkin adverts in space!!
It's bad enough having fkin adverts on TV, especially on Sky - a fkin channel I fkin pay for. Now put them above my fkin head. Fk off

Rant over.

You know I don't mind adverts on tv, but at movie theatres? The whole reason I will go see a movie in the theatre is to get away from adverts and now they have up to 10 minutes of the crap on before the movie. Previews are one thing I like those. I see what movies are comming out that I want to see but all that other crap can just stay the hell out of my movie experiance!!!!


[/rant over now]

[Wolf]

It's a sad indictment of our times that someone felt the need to categorically state "we don't effing-great billbords mounted in LEO (Low Earth Orbit)"

What they're saying is "we know the ad agencies and the filth who employ them have no qualms about bespoiling our countryside and we can't trust the filthy pricks not to do the same to space given an ecomonically viable method of acheiving it."

The idea of orbital adverts is a horror befitting the Cyberpunk Genre - lets pray it remains in the realm of fiction.

If not, I'm going to ensure I gain access to Earth-to-Space missiles... (and I bet a rocket with a suitable warhead would cost me less than it'd cost them to put up an orbital ad.)

[Skunk]

Ah well, I guess it's back to burning the ad into the hillside paddocks...

[crazylittleshit]

wow humans are fucked up

[Biff]

It's a sad indictment of our times that someone felt the need to categorically state "we don't effing-great billbords mounted in LEO (Low Earth Orbit)"

Ahh - so they want to put them in LEO do they ? That's not so bad. Because at 200 miles up they'll need to travel at around 17,000 mph (to avoid falling to earth) and will re-appear about every 90 minutes for a few moments. A bit like the fkin Warehouse adverts on the TV. Bstards

[ManDownUnder]

Capitalism at its finest!

no no no - yust ask dubya - they're spreading Democracy - not capitalism...

Can you imagine who they're going to annoy?
1) What language will they be in?
2) Freedom of speech? What about issue offensive to other countries (tampons/condoms err others?!?)

Nope - they're mad. I think they'll be giving a lot of other countries an incentive to enter the space race with explosives... "ad-busting"

MDU

[Paul in NZ]

Meh! In a few years you will be watching billboards in space with pictures of the night sky on them...

[Wolf]

Ahh - so they want to put them in LEO do they ? That's not so bad. Because at 200 miles up they'll need to travel at around 17,000 mph (to avoid falling to earth)

Been to university, have ya?

Dude, you're geekier than me!

and will re-appear about every 90 minutes for a few moments. A bit like the fkin Warehouse adverts on the TV. Bstards

I wish the ads on TV would only recur every 90 minutes!

[Biff]

Dude, you're geekier than me!

Unlikely - you are king geek.

[bugjuice]

was thinking a little more on this;

if they did put a board up there, do ya think we could find a big-ass gun and shoot at it?

What happens if they get a little sloppy and if shifts from its orbit, bringing it back down to earth (remember, they reckon it'll be the viewable size of the moon, which is still f'in big, and what size is that anyway? last night it was huge at dusk and tiny by 11pm), then what? We've seen some billboards already that have the paper falling off them..

Will it actually make that product sell any more? Just cos they have a billboard in space instead of the side of the street, does it make you want to buy anything any more? not me.. waste of time and money as far as I'm concerned..

[250learna]

Hehe, ok I agree somewhat However, even though there are 5 times as many arseholes in Oz, they are spread around the hole more so you in theory, shouldn't come across any greater percentage of arseholes than you would here...

The BIG problems arise when all the arseholes of one country congregate in one area. Thats when the shit hits the fan

Any idea what percentage of the population, on average, are arseholes? Does this vary greatly between countries?

if this theory is correct, then they must take all the arseholes in japan and export them out, because when i went there i had nothing but plesant experiances with people during the two weeks. And as there is a great amount of ppl in each city, i should have ran into atlest some fuckers

however i agree with you about stereotypes I know one guy who is from serbia, other from croatia, the two countries were at war at the time and the croatian guy was going to come to our school. Teachers were afraid that the serbian one was gona kill the croatian guy or vice versa... grow up people most of what you think you know about people in other countries is based on factors that are so far out of control of ordenary person that it gives you absolutly no indication of what to expect. Before you make a judgement, live in the country for a year or two and then you can give a worthwhile opinion.