Brilliant, reminds me of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orteig_Prize http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orteig_Prize 25,000 price meant that hundreds of people

Brilliant, reminds me of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orteig_Prize http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orteig_Prize 25,000 price meant that hundreds of people invested a total of 400,000 in pursuit of the prize. Pretty much gave birth to the modern aviation industry.