Comments on: Getting REALLY Rich - 3554 Amun http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/getting-really-rich-3554-amun/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:23:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Michael http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/getting-really-rich-3554-amun/#comment-3784 Michael Sat, 27 May 2006 23:52:50 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/getting-really-rich-3554-amun/#comment-3784 in response to Nick's comment about finding a "2 kilometer parking place for it", bringing 3554 Amun back to Earth would be impracticle and rather dangerous. The amount of material comprising Amun also represents the approximate amount of metal mined on Earth over the last 3000 years! Allowing 3554 Amun to crash (and there is NO other way to say it) into Earth is EXACTLY the kind of thing scientists are trying to prevent, NOT encourage. John, while I agree with your posting, I think you might want to concider the possible advantages to using an autonomous mining system. It could operate 24/7/52 a year and build whatever you want in orbit around 3554 Amun. Of course, you'd have to wait until a while to get what was produced, but what's a little time when you get more back than what you put out? The reason I suggest an autonomous miner is that operating such a unit in "real time" would have the drawback of a "lag time" between giving the unit a command and it receiving it, a time that would range from about 6 to 30 minutes (double that if you wanted a response.) in response to Nick’s comment about finding a “2 kilometer parking place for it”, bringing 3554 Amun back to Earth would be impracticle and rather dangerous. The amount of material comprising Amun also represents the approximate amount of metal mined on Earth over the last 3000 years! Allowing 3554 Amun to crash (and there is NO other way to say it) into Earth is EXACTLY the kind of thing scientists are trying to prevent, NOT encourage.

John, while I agree with your posting, I think you might want to concider the possible advantages to using an autonomous mining system. It could operate 24/7/52 a year and build whatever you want in orbit around 3554 Amun. Of course, you’d have to wait until a while to get what was produced, but what’s a little time when you get more back than what you put out? The reason I suggest an autonomous miner is that operating such a unit in “real time” would have the drawback of a “lag time” between giving the unit a command and it receiving it, a time that would range from about 6 to 30 minutes (double that if you wanted a response.)

]]> By: john http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/getting-really-rich-3554-amun/#comment-939 john Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:43:56 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/getting-really-rich-3554-amun/#comment-939 there is big problem with that .... what is it's orbit? it sure as hell isnt at a standstill waiting for us...how much would you be able to mine before it's orbit took it out of reach and at 30 billion tonnes there is no way your going to be able to alter it's course to make it do what you want it do.... there is big problem with that ….

what is it’s orbit? it sure as hell isnt at a standstill waiting for us…how much would you be able to mine before it’s orbit took it out of reach and at 30 billion tonnes there is no way your going to be able to alter it’s course to make it do what you want it do….

]]> By: Nick http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/getting-really-rich-3554-amun/#comment-925 Nick Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:47:41 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/02/27/getting-really-rich-3554-amun/#comment-925 Oh man, I am <i>so</i> aiming my photon torpedoes at this baby. Now I just have to find a 2-kilometer parking space for it. As for what I'd do with the $20 trillion? Obviously, I'd put it all on black! Oh man, I am so aiming my photon torpedoes at this baby. Now I just have to find a 2-kilometer parking space for it.

As for what I’d do with the $20 trillion? Obviously, I’d put it all on black!

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