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baxslash
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Posted: 6th Feb 2013 17:46 Edited at: 6th Feb 2013 17:47
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Worth a punt. Back it if you really believe they'll build one. I pledged $10 for kicks
DEATH STAR on Kickstarter




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mr Handy
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Posted: 7th Feb 2013 11:57 Edited at: 7th Feb 2013 11:57
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They will spend the money to paint the moon with grey color?

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Posted: 7th Feb 2013 11:58
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Maybe they'll buy a tonne of fairy lights too... and that huge dish crater won't dig itself!


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Posted: 7th Feb 2013 12:11
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That's not seems legit - they has not wrote the SIZE. So they definetely will build melon-sized death star for $2000000000000000000. Of course it will shoot something. Green?

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"The only risk is the power of the Force.

The main challenge is assuring Kickstarter that this is a joke and not a serious project. As proof, the goal has been set high enough to make successful funding almost impossible."

It even mentions this in the page.
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Posted: 7th Feb 2013 12:55
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Damn, I really should read the small print before pledging my money on KS...

My hopes are dashed. I still have the Lightsaber project to look forward to. If they reach their strecth goals I get a fully functional X-Wing!

I'm glad not all of these projects are fake


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Posted: 7th Feb 2013 14:01
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I hope they take care of the vent shaft this time...

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They have chicken wire, it's fine.

^ That's what she said.
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Posted: 7th Feb 2013 14:29 Edited at: 7th Feb 2013 14:29
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If they get to 20,000,000 do they get to keep that money? I don't see why not.

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Posted: 7th Feb 2013 14:32
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I think I might pull my pledge at the last minute (like everyone else)...


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Posted: 7th Feb 2013 17:46
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Kickstarter only takes your money away if the project is funded

I think we should start talking with signatures again!
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Posted: 7th Feb 2013 17:50 Edited at: 7th Feb 2013 17:51
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I know but imagine if it actually got close to the $20M mark. I would be pulling out shortly before. I'm all for a laugh as much as the next person but I'm not letting someone keep my money and then what?? Maybe make a death star out of lego? They don't specify building materials or scale so I am imagining they would keep your money and make something almost as dumb as anyone willing to back it past the goal

It's gathering a lot of backers...

EDIT: My favourite quote from the main page.
Quote: "This project will only be funded if at least £20,000,000 is pledged by Monday Apr 1, 7:19am BST."



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I'm seriously considering kicking in the whole £20,000,000.

!retupmoc eht ni deppart m'I !pleH

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This must happen. I think the actual petition and response on petitions.whitehouse.gov was awesome.

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Didn't they say it'd cost about $100 trillion dollars to build an actual death star?

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Posted: 7th Feb 2013 20:21 Edited at: 7th Feb 2013 20:21
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Quote: "The construction of the Death Star has been estimated to cost more than $850,000,000,000,000,000."

http://www4.lehigh.edu/business/about/deathstar.aspx

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Posted: 8th Feb 2013 12:32
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let's throw in 100 billion dollars just for kicks. lol
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Posted: 8th Feb 2013 14:36
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Quote: "The construction of the Death Star has been estimated to cost more than $850,000,000,000,000,000."


That's inaccurate.

The original story was posted by centives, and they calculated that the steel alone would cost 852 quadrillion.

http://www.centives.net/S/2012/how-much-would-it-cost-to-build-the-death-star/

What about the cost of getting the material up there? Processing the material? Research? Design? Architecture? Life support? Weapons? What ever else the death star has?

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If the death star is the size of our moon, think of all the metal they would need to use, the earth would end up collapsing in on it's self from all the mines xD
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Posted: 8th Feb 2013 14:46 Edited at: 8th Feb 2013 14:48
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That's stupid idea (or joke). The better way is to turn Earth into Death Star. 2 things: engine and weapon.
Build in africa hiant laser, on the opposite side build engine. Fly'n'fry, mother Earth!

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Posted: 8th Feb 2013 15:13
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A "Death Star"...



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Quote: "That's stupid idea (or joke). The better way is to turn Earth into Death Star. 2 things: engine and weapon.
Build in africa hiant laser, on the opposite side build engine. Fly'n'fry, mother Earth!"


Or use the 3D printers to print a death star from the moon instead of printing a boring base there.

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Posted: 8th Feb 2013 22:51
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I'd love to see George Lucas pledge £19m just to troll the kickstarter people.

Up until another millionaire pledges the remainder, solely to annoy Lucas. I would do that if I were an eccentric millionaire.
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Posted: 11th Feb 2013 10:30 Edited at: 11th Feb 2013 10:30
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It seems the rebel scum are planning to fight back: X-Wing squadron funding



Which one will you back?


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Quote: "Unfortunately, Kickstarter Open Source Death Star did not reach its funding goal by the project deadline. As a result, your £10.00 pledge has been automatically canceled and your card will not be charged."

Well we only have ourselves to blame don't we...


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