Comments on: Worlds First Artificial Fin.

By: Carl

Carl — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 02:36:48 +0000

No, really, let to dolphin die and give dozens of wheelchairs to needy people. Which option would you choose? If you've earmarked $80,000 towards "some charitable goal" wouldn't it make more sense to help your buyer base? At the very least. On a more humanitarian basis it's better to help a dozen humans than a single dolphin.

By: Rence

Rence — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:50:30 +0000

@5: Easy, research.. that thing has to stay on no matter what, has to be stiff enough, rigid enough, etc. etc. Don't just base the cost on the material, if you factor in the hourly rates of researchers, manufacturing (remember, cost has to be carried by 1 product instead of tens of thousands), etc. etc., it's easy to get to such amounts of money.

By: c-dub

c-dub — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 07:09:15 +0000

How on Earth is that worth $83,000? I don't mean to say that it's an inappropriate way of spending that amount of money (well, maybe I am) but I really mean: HOW is it worth $83,000?! It's a couple of pounds of rubber!

By: su.wei

su.wei — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:05:46 +0000

i wonder how it's attatched. is it like a sock?

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:47:23 +0000

Hmm, maybe ask the other dolphins to chip in?

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:42:15 +0000

I think Bridgestone could probably afford to do both if they so chose.

By: Working Idiot

Working Idiot — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:47:48 +0000

There are so many Humans that could use $83,000 life saving treatments. A 37 year old dolphin? = shark food. Sorry for you Fugi, your tale was made by Bridgestone. It will fail you in high speed tail wheelies, causing you to drown. What irony.

By: Ant

Ant — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:33:44 +0000

Carl: Then, what do suggest they do to that dolphin then?

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:22:34 +0000

Gee, that amount of money would've bought a few dozen wheelchairs for disabled humans.