> that's 40 toilet seat covers per flush Yes, another example of scandalous but misleading article headline. Reading along, the astronomical cost is in fact qu

> that's 40 toilet seat covers per flush Yes, another example of scandalous but misleading article headline. Reading along, the astronomical cost is in fact quite understandable: > while the actual cost of the toilet cover is relatively low, it’s not something a manufacturer regularly produces. So the company ends up halting other production to make the cover, and the government ends up paying the costs of lost production. [...] C-5 is an old aircraft with limited manufacturing resources. Producing a new latrine cover required reverse-engineering the part, with new drawings and recasting a new mold. And since so few replacements are needed, the amortized cost is high. Also: > toilet covers, which can be 3D printed for $300 [...] service is looking at ways to bring down those costs by turning to methods such as 3D printing. [...] “We are reproducing those parts now, so we are no longer buying seats at that price,” Air Force spokesperson said. So by the time the article was written the $10k toilet cover was in fact history.