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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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Second is Adam Smith's Trading Company and Iron Works
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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*
Despot-(1a) : a ruler with absolute power and authority (1b) : a person exercising power tyrannically Beyond Alpha Centauri-Witness the glory of Sheng-ji Yang
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Duyba's pet toy is a lot smaller in scope... so far.
(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."
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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What about that new dam in china, a contender too?
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Then why call him God? - Epicurus
How is the ventilation in there isn't it hard to breathe?
We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham Lincoln
Originally posted by alva
What about that new dam in china, a contender too?
The Three Gorges dam? Yes, it's quite expensive too.
(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."
We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham Lincoln
Originally posted by KrazyHorse
B2 program is up there too. The quoted cost of a single bomber is 500 million dollars, IIRC.
$1 Billion each, actually.
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I don't understand this at all. First, it was Tassadar yesterday, then you today.
(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."
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