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Most expensive project ever?
Do any of the more educated Apolytoners know what is the most expensive project (adjusted for inflation) in history?
My candidates are:
The Manhattan Project (most likely)
Project Apollo
The Space Shuttle Program
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The Polaris Missile System (apparently that cost a bomb [I know  ])
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June 25, 2003, 22:55
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SETI?
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June 25, 2003, 22:57
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bob guiccioni's fusion power
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June 25, 2003, 22:57
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If you start counting man-hours wouldn't it be from ancient times?
Pyramids for example (no idea, rather asking then stating   )
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June 25, 2003, 22:58
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my sixth grade project on dinosaurs...
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June 25, 2003, 23:00
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Serious answers please. 
The labour on the pyramids was free, wasn't it?
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June 25, 2003, 23:01
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Re: Most expensive project ever?
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Originally posted by Agathon
Do any of the more educated Apolytoners know what is the most expensive project (adjusted for inflation) in history?
My candidates are:
The Manhattan Project (most likely)
Project Apollo
The Space Shuttle Program
and
The Polaris Missile System (apparently that cost a bomb [I know ])
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Apollo program cost in the 20-30 billion dollar range. Manhattan is usually quoted as 2 billion. Even taking inflation into account, Apollo wins that horse race...
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June 25, 2003, 23:02
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womans sufferage
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June 25, 2003, 23:03
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I remember hearing a statistic that at one point, the Manhattan Project used 10% of the electricity in America. That's not monetary cost, but it's still an awfully large expenditure of resources.
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June 25, 2003, 23:04
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OK, but what about Polaris? All the development of the submarines, the missile system, etc. Must have been pretty expensive.
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June 25, 2003, 23:05
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Originally posted by Agathon
Serious answers please.
The labour on the pyramids was free, wasn't it?
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No. Pharoah had to pay to house and feed the workers, as well as provide for the designers, foremen, the workers in the city (20,000 by some estimates), etc.
You also have the cost in lives of those who died during the building (and plenty did).
I'd say as percentage of GDP and man-hours involved, the Cheops Pyramid would be a strong contender for most expensive project ever.
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June 25, 2003, 23:06
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B2 program is up there too. The quoted cost of a single bomber is 500 million dollars, IIRC.
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June 25, 2003, 23:07
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Great Leap Forward would probably win...
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June 25, 2003, 23:08
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Buying from the Apolyton store.
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June 25, 2003, 23:12
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What Marcos will cost the Greek goverment over the course of one year.
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I'd say as percentage of GDP and man-hours involved, the Cheops Pyramid would be a strong contender for most expensive project ever.
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I could be right.  
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Way to get banned man.
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June 25, 2003, 23:38
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Could it be Great Wall of China? Very expensive in terms of labour cost (calculate cost of workers lost and work out how expensive in 20th century terms).
It depends what is the currency of the operation - money, resources, human life.
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June 26, 2003, 00:00
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Without a doubt, SDI ("Star Wars")
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June 26, 2003, 00:05
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I'll go with Manhattan Project
Second is Adam Smith's Trading Company and Iron Works
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June 26, 2003, 00:09
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I'm going w/Reagan's crackpot "Star Wars" as well......but now it has a new name with a new president! *groan*
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June 26, 2003, 00:12
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Duyba's pet toy is a lot smaller in scope... so far.
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June 26, 2003, 00:21
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The Great Wall of China is a good one, as is the Great Canal.
The b-29 program cost more than the Manhattan project, so it certainly is NOT the leader.
Apollo sounds good, also the trident program (beyond Polaris).
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June 26, 2003, 00:23
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What about that new dam in china, a contender too?
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June 26, 2003, 00:28
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I'm gonna have to go with all those nice fjords.
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June 26, 2003, 00:29
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The Big Dig. 
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Is that finished dv8ed?
How is the ventilation in there isn't it hard to breathe?
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June 26, 2003, 00:31
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What about that new dam in china, a contender too?
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The Three Gorges dam? Yes, it's quite expensive too.
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June 26, 2003, 00:33
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Dam you Urban Ranger, dam you!!!
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June 26, 2003, 00:34
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Originally posted by KrazyHorse
B2 program is up there too. The quoted cost of a single bomber is 500 million dollars, IIRC.
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$1 Billion each, actually.
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June 26, 2003, 00:35
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Ted,
I don't understand this at all. First, it was Tassadar yesterday, then you today. 
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