Space exploration-a waste of money?

And I thought my hiding place was secret, pompa.

A little tip - start saving cocoa. It keeps for years. Anything else will start to taste a bit off after a while.

Major discovery to rival space exploration - use Nutella, mixed with whipped cream to make it more spreadable, as a filling for chocolate cakes like Swiss rolls.

OOH, that's a good idea Apricot

I should stop the stockpiling now Pompa before you explode.

Whatever will the French do without nutella? Actually - what will I do?

Don't forget Nutella was invented in Italy when the wartime shortage of chocolate meant they had to add hazel nuts to bulk it out. Perhaps they will just add more and more nuts?

No one who spent their childhood sitting under the table listening to Journey Into Space could think that space exploration was a waste of money!

There is a shortage of hazelnuts this year too....

www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/20/hazelnut-shortage-nutella-prices_n_5691755.html

It's going to be a case of 'Let them eat cake!' all over again.

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I realise this is an old thread but I was interested to see this report in The Guardian on Saturday:

Rise in space junk could lead to armed conflict, says scientist

Apparently there is a huge, and increasing, amount of space junk hurtling around earth and if any of it collides with and destroys a country's military or other strategic satellite it could lead to suspicions of that another country has done it deliberately - thus creating a potentially dangerous situation. In 2013 a Russian satellite collided with debris created by China shooting down one of its old satellites, and Nasa's space shuttle has also been struck several times.

Estimates suggest there could be half a billion fragments ranging from one to 10 cm and trillions of even smaller particles.

Humans appear to have a yearning for discovery and adventure which can never be satisfied. Personally, I think we should make sure all our people here have the basics to live a reasonable life rather than spend vast amounts of money to pollute space in the same way as we have been polluting our own planet.

And a real shortage of cocoa beans too- don't worry they will just put more and more cr*p and palm oil in it- and as our taste buds are slowly being blown to bits by the we won't even notice.

And yes- exploring space it in total denial of the massive damage we are doing the planet- thinking we can just escape elsewhere when it's too late.