Billions not trillions.

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Robert Clark — 12/5/2006 1:47:50 PM (archived)

"If humans wanted to travel to extra-solar planets, then they could do it. It would take a lot of work- not millions of man hours, but trillions of man hours."

Trillions would be like every single person on Earth working for a year on that single project.
I think billions of man hours is a more likely estimate.

Bob Clark

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Hawking: Humans must colonize other planets - carl - 12/2/2006 3:04:31 PM
- Retard - E.P. - 12/3/2006 5:42:51 PM
  - re: I've seen strange things in my life - Yeti - 12/4/2006 8:15:00 PM
    - Perhaps the insult was directed at Carl. (n/t) - ER - 12/4/2006 8:25:13 PM
      - No, I meant Hawking (n/t) - E.P. - 12/5/2006 12:16:52 AM
        
        Pretty disgusting, Buddy. - alcaray - 12/5/2006 6:15:57 PM
        
        Sentence already served - E.P. - 12/5/2006 6:41:10 PM
      - Ah... That makes it all so much better - Yetster - 12/4/2006 8:42:37 PM
  - There are other issues besides impacts - TB - 12/3/2006 9:42:18 PM
- Depends how "near" light your ship is.... - SDF - 12/3/2006 2:05:36 PM
  - re: Depends how "near" light your ship is.... - gbaikie - 12/4/2006 12:18:19 AM
    - Billions not trillions. - Robert Clark - 12/5/2006 1:47:50 PM
  - Why, pray tell? (n/t) - Adam - 12/3/2006 9:19:39 PM
    - Clarification..... - SDF - 12/4/2006 2:21:32 PM
      - I once saw a (slightly bulgy) tin can of peaches that was reputed to be 30 years old. - alcaray - 12/5/2006 12:15:30 AM
        
        And upon opening the can of peaches, what do you think you would find? - SDF - 12/5/2006 4:31:08 AM
        
        Your point that I addressed was about pressure sealing. (n/t) - alcaray - 12/5/2006 6:53:45 PM

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