I see an economic diasater coming...

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The following is an answer to the question is there oil and gold on the moon from yahoo answers.
Actually, scientists have recently discovered that oil is NOT organic in nature. It is actually formed from rock under extreme heat and pressure. It just happens to usually have organic stuff trapped in it. They've found places on the earth where new oil is being formed and have found that it doesn't take as long to form oil and coal as was once thought.

As far as their being oil or gold on the moon, maybe there is assuming the moon has ever had seismic activity. You see you need a lot of heat and pressure to make both oil and gold and I'm not sure if there are any volcanos or tectonic plates on the moon. Probably a better chance for finding precious metals on Mars where we know there has been seismic activity.
I thought the comment about new oil being formed was interesting.triffid

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So there you have it gold like the other elements is formed inside a star.But volcanic activity could bring it to the surface on the moon and mars.So It looks like people are thinking more about the moon than I thought.Hooray for them!Then the asteroid belt beyond mars contains lots of metal.Just waiting for us to come get it.triffid

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Total cost of a privately funded Edwards' Space Elevator

A space elevator built according to the Edwards proposal is estimated to cost $20 billion ($40B with a 100% contingency).[12] This includes all operating and maintenance costs for one cable. If this is to be financed privately, a 15% return would be required ($6 billion annually). Subsequent elevators would cost $9.3B and would justify a much lower contingency ($14.3B total). The space elevator would lift 2 million kg per year per elevator and the cost per kilogram becomes $3,000 for one elevator, $1,900 for two elevators, $1,600 for three elevators, until construction costs are recovered, after which this drops significantly.
For comparison, in potentially the same time frame as the elevator, the Skylon, 12,000 kg cargo capacity spaceplane (not a conventional rocket) is estimated to have an R&D and production cost of about $15 billion.[12] The vehicle has about the same $3,000/kg price tag. Skylon would be suitable to launch cargo and particularly people to low/medium Earth orbit. Early space elevator designs move only cargo, although to a much wider range of destinations.[13] Later, tourism would seem possible as safety parameters are established.

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So with a price tag of 20 to 40 billion dollars a space elevator could be built.With 4 trillion in cash setting on the sidelines could be space is the next economic frontier?triffid




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator_economics

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Going on four weeks now with no sign of my squatters.Weather is getting colder so maybe they are not around at all anymore?I am now looking at finding a buyer for this property.In about 30 days I will be going back to my own house.Then I will be going to a different McDonalds for my breakfast.I at least need my coffee.triffid