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Paratus

Lifer
Jun 4, 2004
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20 Billion (Give or take) International Space Station.


posted via Palm Life Drive
 

PowerMacG5

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Something you can't put a monetary value to: Full CVS access to a large company (think very large) source depository. Probably worth around 59 billion if you want to call market cap a fair guestimate.

Something tangible, then the watch my dad gave me for graduation ($3k Rolex). Babies still ticking, and going strong.
 

skrilla

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As a courier I took two boxes of what was marked as human organs to a hospital. When I went in, the doctors took them right away to to some kind of surgery.

I guess I don't know about expensive, I don't know what kind of price you can put on them.
 

RossMAN

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Originally posted by: skrilla
As a courier I took two boxes of what was marked as human organs to a hospital. When I went in, the doctors took them right away to to some kind of surgery.

Winner :thumbsup:
 

TallBill

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Tick
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: FoBoT
i drove a billion dollar submarine

monitored a shutdown nuclear reactor in the navy

Voted Best Response!

US Military FTMFW!

He beat Rossman by a dollar.

Rofl :p

A humvee is like $200,000 give or take, plus all the equipment. Thats all I'm in charge of. Well, that and the 2 other lives in it and all their gear too.
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: FoBoT
i drove a billion dollar submarine
monitored a shutdown nuclear reactor in the navy
Voted Best Response!
US Military FTMFW!
How is it that an engineer got to be helmsman or planesman? ;)

Actually, I may have just showed my ignorance there.
When I failed out of Nuke school I went to deck.
Ticonderoga Cruisers cost a billion dollars.
I was just wondering what sub you were on that cost a mere billion.
 

acemcmac

Lifer
Mar 31, 2003
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"trusted with" in the sense that I could have destroyed it if I wanted to?

Probably a Juniper router that cost into the 6 digits.
 

imported_Tick

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Have you ever thougth about the fact that the president is trusted with the entire planet, in that he could destroy it if he wanted to?
 

acemcmac

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Tick
Have you ever thougth about the fact that the president is trusted with the entire planet, in that he could destroy it if he wanted to?

no he can't.


oh wait... he walked out of kyoto..... :laugh:
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
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Originally posted by: Tick
Have you ever thougth about the fact that the president is trusted with the entire planet, in that he could destroy it if he wanted to?
Being able to destroy it and being able to save it are two different levels of power. He may have one but not the other.

Besides, do you see George Dubya posting here? :p
 

imported_Tick

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Originally posted by: acemcmac
Originally posted by: Tick
Have you ever thougth about the fact that the president is trusted with the entire planet, in that he could destroy it if he wanted to?

no he can't.


oh wait... he walked out of kyoto..... :laugh:

I meant as in nuclear winter.