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Americans are petitioning the White House to go where it has never gone before -- to construct a "Death Star" by 2016 to "strengthen our national defense."
In the "Star Wars" film series, the Death Star was a space station about the size of a small moon that was equipped with laser weapons powerful enough to destroy planets. And if another 24,000 people sign the petition before its Dec. 14 deadline, a White House official will ostensibly be forced to give serious consideration to the issue of building one.
"Those who sign here petition the United States government to secure funding and resources, and begin construction on a Death Star by 2016," the petition reads. "By focusing our defense resources into a space-superiority platform and weapon system such as a Death Star, the government can spur job creation in the fields of construction, engineering [and] space exploration."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/death-star-white-house_n_2234375.html
And I'm sure the Republicans will bitch about that too.
Canuckistanian
(42,290 posts)Seriously, Star Wars is science fiction.
Not to mention that waging war from space is a really, really bad idea.
And emulating Darth Vader is not going to win friends on this planet, even if it were technically feasible.
Moonwalk
(2,322 posts)...I think that would be a big draw. Shiny boots are always popular.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)...but the red one. I definitely don't want the red one.
rDigital
(2,239 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)AnnieBW
(10,429 posts)Do these people realize how long it's taking just to get a working supertanker? Then again, they had a really good Project Manager:
http://www.geekwire.com/2011/top-10-reasons-darth-vader-amazing-project-manager/
Besides, didn't the Rebels blow the snot out of the Death Star - twice?
Renew Deal
(81,861 posts)Depending on the response.