Reply #45: I can't tell what you mean by your post [View All]

[eyepaddle]

Do YOU think all human activity should be motivated by ecoonmic interests? I don't think there are many on this board who feel that way, and I don't think you do either.

And what the fuck those idiots are doing is reducing costs to support the South Pole Station. It costs more than a dollar a pound to fly shit to the pole, in 2000 the cost to get a gallon of fuel there was over eleven dollars.

I try not to lose my cool--I don't generally like to get into flame matches, nor do I wish to incur the wrath of the moderators, but anybody who makes any blanket statements about this or that type of scientific research not being worth it is an ignoramus fuck-stick. Believing in the value of science for more than just military purposes is a strong difference between us and the Republican party. There is a TON of excellent research going on at pole and around the continent, and Americans being Americans, we tend to take a spare-no-expense overwhelm the obstacle approach. Doing a traverse with a convoy is a lot less expensive than flying it all down in planes. :mad:

If you wanna get a feel for what's going on down on the ice check here:

http://polar.org/antsun/index.htm