I think the real take-away is that the boundary for "good idea" is determined almost entirely by funding. The military has such a firehose of cash that they can

I think the real take-away is that the boundary for "good idea" is determined almost entirely by funding. The military has such a firehose of cash that they can throw money at almost anything and see what sticks. If we spent $718.69 billion on art funding every year, you'd probably see artists making skyscrapers out of butter or genetically cross-breeding birds and mammals for creative speciation.