Comments by "irresistablejewel" (@irresistablejewel) on "VIRAL MOMENT: Michael Waltz Confronts Air Force Officials With Staggeringly Expensive Components" video.

@sirsancti5504 The "expensive pen developed by NASA" joke is just a joke (ball point pens work in zero gravity; only $100 each, limited time offer); it's just a parody of the different approaches to problem solving; there's no pencils (or underwear, according to George Lucas) in outer space and those in the space station aren't actually in zero gravity.... ...they're falling... One "joke" is... There are three bidders for a military supply contract: the first says they can supply (bushings) for $10 Million; the second says $20 Million; so they ask the third and they say $30 Million... £30 Million?? Yes; it's $10 Million for you; $10 Million for me and we get the first contractor to do it! (Only that's not really a joke...as you can see)
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One solution is make your own: bushings; standard fixtures and generic medicine (at cost); removing a lot of paperwork and "middlemen", but that would spoil the game and it's a billion dollar game this "systemic problem". If you have just been promoted to manager I recommend "Never Confuse A Memo With Reality" by Richard A Moran and if you can sell bushings at 90K a bag, not to be the one complaining.
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