Space exploration?

**Swoop** · 17th July 2015, 16:05

Originally Posted by Voltaire

I blame the Romans.

What have the Romans given us, eh?

**awa355** · 17th July 2015, 16:23

Originally Posted by Swoop

What have the Romans given us, eh?

Big nose's, Fiat 500's.

**unstuck** · 17th July 2015, 16:36

Originally Posted by awa355

Big nose's, Fiat 500's.

Don't forget the sandals man, must abide the sandals man.

**Swoop** · 17th July 2015, 16:47

Originally Posted by unstuck

Don't forget the sandals man, must abide the sandals man.

Come on you cunts!

THE AQUEDUCTS!!!

Fuck's sake. If you want to play, keep up with the game...

**pzkpfw** · 17th July 2015, 16:50

Nasa currently gets 0.5% of the U.S. budget.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregoryf...d-in-2-graphs/

The roopeens and the post-Soviet Russians get less. (I don't know about Chinese budgets)

As much as space exploration looks like a big deal financially; especially in the post-Apollo era it's not the big difference between people starving or not.

(Edit: and even Apollo peaked at 5.5% of budget: http://www.quora.com/What-percentage...-space-program )

**bogan** · 17th July 2015, 17:13

Originally Posted by pzkpfw

(Edit: and even Apollo peaked at 5.5% of budget: http://www.quora.com/What-percentage...-space-program )

Which was arguably war budget anyway.

Private space ex is the way to go. Bill motherfucking Nye is getting in on it, Neil De'Boss Tyson too; it'll happen.

**Moi** · 17th July 2015, 17:18

Originally Posted by Swoop

What have the Romans given us, eh?

Espresso...

and the knowledge that lead water pipes are not the best...

**Oakie** · 17th July 2015, 17:39

Originally Posted by Swoop

Come on you cunts! THE AQUEDUCTS!!! Fuck's sake. If you want to play, keep up with the game...

Oh OK!

Xerxes: The aqueduct.
Reg: Oh yeah, yeah they gave us that. Yeah. That's true.
Masked Activist: And the sanitation!
Stan: Oh yes... sanitation, Reg, you remember what the city used to be like.
Reg: All right, I'll grant you that the aqueduct and the sanitation are two things that the Romans have done...
Matthias: And the roads...
Reg: (sharply) Well yes obviously the roads... the roads go without saying. But apart from the aqueduct, the sanitation and the roads...
Another Masked Activist: Irrigation...
Other Masked Voices: Medicine... Education... Health...
Reg: Yes... all right, fair enough...
Activist Near Front: And the wine...
Omnes: Oh yes! True!
Francis: Yeah. That's something we'd really miss if the Romans left, Reg.
Masked Activist at Back: Public baths!
Stan: And it's safe to walk in the streets at night now.
Francis: Yes, they certainly know how to keep order... (general nodding)... let's face it, they're the only ones who could in a place like this.
(more general murmurs of agreement)
Reg: All right... all right... but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order... what have the Romans done for us?
Xerxes: Brought peace!
Reg: very angry, he's not having a good meeting at all) What!? Oh... (scornfully) Peace, yes... shut up!

**Moi** · 17th July 2015, 17:47

Originally Posted by Oakie

Oh OK!

Xerxes: The aqueduct....
Reg: very angry, he's not having a good meeting at all) What!? Oh... (scornfully) Peace, yes... shut up!

and underfloor heating...

and a building height that is common throughout Western European cities...

**Akzle** · 17th July 2015, 17:52

Originally Posted by ellipsis

...I have been in space for fuckin years ...it's cold except when it's hot and dark when it's not light...it's very cheap to get there but sometimes you can't get back...

i had some acid like that once