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The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:32 am
by Commander McLane
As we all know, the White House sadly rejected the
petition to build a Death Star.
But there's New Hope! Now the Brits have to do it, and they're
using the unstoppable Force of Kickstarter.
The initial plans look promising, and the financial breakdown seems realistic.
They also have as of this writing more than £57,000 already raised.
Re: The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 12:41 pm
by DaddyHoggy
Facebooked and Tweeted!
Genius.
I like the stretch goal - although I calculate every person on the planet (est. 7Bn of us) would need to pledge US$121.43M each!
Re: The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:06 pm
by drew
DaddyHoggy wrote:Facebooked and Tweeted!
Genius.
I like the stretch goal - although I calculate every person on the planet (est. 7Bn of us) would need to pledge US$121.43M each!
DaddyHoggy wrote:
Better clear my creditcard then.
Cheers,
Drew.
Re: The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:41 pm
by Smivs
I'm glad to see they've budgeted for enough Chicken-wire
Re: The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:41 pm
by Cody
I wonder if anyone has worked a con on Kickstarter yet? Dream-up a vaguely plausible project, set a reasonable target - if you hit it, take the money and run!
Re: The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:53 pm
by maaarcooose
El Viejo wrote:I wonder if anyone has worked a con on Kickstarter yet? Dream-up a vaguely plausible project, set a reasonable target - if you hit it, take the money and run!
Quiet!
You'll give the game away.
!m!
EDIT: When did I hit ELITE on the forum?
Re: The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:11 pm
by Diziet Sma
maaarcooose wrote:EDIT: When did I hit ELITE on the forum?
At a rough guess.. 21 posts ago?
Re: The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:17 pm
by Cody
Diziet Sma wrote:maaarcooose wrote:EDIT: When did I hit ELITE on the forum?
At a rough guess.. 15 posts ago?
There... fixed that for you!
Re: The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:23 pm
by Diziet Sma
Ahh.. I should have guessed it would be a base2 number..
Re: The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:29 pm
by Cody
'Two to the fighting eighth power!' Though I've heard talk that the true Elite, forum-wise, is 6400 posts.
Re: The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:39 pm
by drew
El Viejo wrote:I wonder if anyone has worked a con on Kickstarter yet? Dream-up a vaguely plausible project, set a reasonable target - if you hit it, take the money and run!
<Whistles innocently from his pad in the Bahamas....>
Re: The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:41 pm
by Smivs
drew wrote:El Viejo wrote:I wonder if anyone has worked a con on Kickstarter yet? Dream-up a vaguely plausible project, set a reasonable target - if you hit it, take the money and run!
<Whistles innocently from his pad in the Bahamas....>
Re: The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:42 pm
by Cody
<chortles - pictures Josh Parnell heading for the Mexican border with a suitcase full of cash>
Re: The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:48 pm
by Commander McLane
El Viejo wrote:<chortles - pictures Josh Parnell heading for the Mexican border with a suitcase full of cash>
… and then meeting David Braben with a van full of cash, and of course Chris Roberts with a container full of cash.
Re: The Death Star is alive!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 4:14 pm
by Selezen
... and then me with a wad of notes.