# Help me spend $250,000, For Science!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-spend-250-000-for-science/803143>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 30, 2017, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-spend-250-000-for-science/803143 "2017-11-30T12:38:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-spend-250-000-for-science/803143/21 "2017-11-30T22:50:45Z")

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> [@BeepKillBeep](#):
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> The grad students would probably erect statues to me and worship me as their god.
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> Hmm…

And of course, only you would know where the “kill all humans” switch would be located. Just sayin.

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-spend-250-000-for-science/803143/22 "2017-11-30T22:51:49Z")

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Also, patent pending.

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**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-spend-250-000-for-science/803143/23 "2017-11-30T23:34:00Z")

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> [@snfaulkner](#):
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> And of course, only you would know where the “kill all humans” switch would be located. Just sayin.

I really think that was implied. What kind of god would I be if I could not cause some catastrophe?

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-spend-250-000-for-science/803143/24 "2017-11-30T23:49:02Z")

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> [@BeepKillBeep](#):
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> I really think that was implied. What kind of god would I be if I could not cause some catastrophe?
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> Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

Ineffectual?

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-spend-250-000-for-science/803143/25 "2017-12-01T00:18:29Z")

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> [@snfaulkner](#):
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> A robotic fridge that brings you a cold beer.

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0LvrvfsmGk)

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-spend-250-000-for-science/803143/26 "2017-12-01T00:33:08Z")

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[quote=“Wesley\_Clark, post:25, topic:803143”]

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Neat! But not nearly menacing enough for my tastes.

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**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-spend-250-000-for-science/803143/27 "2017-12-01T01:11:26Z")

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> [@snfaulkner](#):
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> Ineffectual?

Soooo the same as all other gods. Sweet!

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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-spend-250-000-for-science/803143/28 "2017-12-01T03:56:13Z")

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Also think about what would be useful for the research assistants, graduate students & postdocs you’ll hire in the future.

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