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[NickyJ]

Source.

A petition has been launched in America calling for the White House to build a Death Star.

More than 1,000 American citizens have demanded the inter-stellar weapon of unimaginable destructive power be built in the name of national security.

The laser -- which theoretically would be capable of destroying a planet but which would also have a small, vital flaw liable to being exploited by a farm worker in a banged-up X-wing -- would start construction "by 2016" if the petition were to be honoured.

If another 24,000 people sign the petition before 14 December an official could be forced to at least consider building it.

It might sound ridiculous - but since it was revealed last week that the US once considered blowing up the Moon during the Cold War, nothing is off the table.

Let's do this!

 

[Borachio]

Earlier this year it was calculated that the Death Star would cost more than £541 trillion just for the raw materials - or 13,000 times the gross domestic product of the Earth.

However there are early signs that the petition may not be honoured.

Several names turn up multiple times, including the mysterious "Vader. D" who is listed three times and reported as living in Seattle, Burlington, North Carolina, and Canyon Country, California.

Yup. Sign me up.

 

[Joecoolyo]

Signed.

 

[GenMarshall]

Constructing a huge mutli-trillion dollar superweapon which is just a glorified laser platform is just silly . Why not just make a warhead that can shatter planets .

 

[nerdfighter13]

It might take awhile to get the money if it will cost 13,000 times the GDP of the entire planet.

 

[GhostWriter16]

No. I thought you were a fiscal conservative NickyJ?

 

[hobbsyoyo]

It might sound ridiculous - but since it was revealed last week that the US once considered blowing up the Moon during the Cold War, nothing is off the table

Please tell me this is satire.

 

[Joecoolyo]

Please tell me this is satire.

Not technically "blowing up"

but we did have plans the nuke the hell out of it

FOR SCIENCE

 

[NickyJ]

No. I thought you were a fiscal conservative NickyJ?

Let's see, we can have a nice tidy little budget..... OR A GIANT DEATH STAR YEEEEEEAAAAAAH!

Please tell me this is satire.

Eheh. Eheheheheheheheheh. Heh. *sigh*

 

[GhostWriter16]

Let's see, we can have a nice tidy little budget..... OR A GIANT DEATH STAR YEEEEEEAAAAAAH!

*Bows before the Empire*

Tidy little budgets FTW!!!

 

[Borachio]

also have a small, vital flaw liable to being exploited by a farm worker in a banged-up X-wing

This is the bit I like best. Without that, it's a no-go.

 

[Skwink]

*Bows before the Empire*

Tidy little budgets FTW!!!

You're not going to get invited to the Democracy Star.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Eheh. Eheheheheheheheheh. Heh. *sigh*

It was a serious question, I've heard dumber things.

 

[Core Imposter]

I support two projects on a national scale similar to Mathatten and the Moon program.

1. Fusion power
2. Mars Colony

 

[GhostWriter16]

In all seriousness...

I don't

Ron Paul's low tax rates trumps Newt Gingrich's lunar colony any old day

Communist!

 

[hobbsyoyo]

I support two projects on a national scale similar to Mathatten and the Moon program.

1. Fusion power
2. Mars Colony

Yet another reason why you're one of my favorite posters.

 

[bathsheba666]

As long as they serve Penne a la Arrabiata in the canteen

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Link to video.

 

[Borachio]

Same old story. The working man gets it in the neck again. Typical!

 

[NickyJ]

*Bows before the Empire*

Tidy little budgets FTW!!!

Expensive toys are more fun than "budget" toys.

It was a serious question, I've heard dumber things.

Yeah, I think it is true.