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Actually, Plowshare succeeded in it's practical applications. They wanted to dig big holes fast, and by god they did. That was when the indirect costs of appl
by kjs3 11y ago
Actually, Plowshare succeeded in it's practical applications. They wanted to dig big holes fast, and by god they did. That was when the indirect costs of applying the technology (namely, poisoning the world) became apparent and it was prudently abandoned.
- maxerickson 11y agoI would use effective to describe what you are talking about. If it were practical, the utility would exceed the indirect costs.
- kjs3 11y agoThat's a fair statement.
- mnem 11y agoIsn't radioactive fallout a direct cost of the technology?
- kjs3 11y agoAs maxerickson pointed out, that's true, and I acknowledge the defect in my argument.