Norway So Fucking Rich They Don't Know What to Do With it All
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[QUOTE=ScottyWired;42127259]Norwegian Space Program would be amazing.[/QUOTE]
They are in ESA
Invest it in an ocean exploration program. Everybody looks to space, but here's a fun fact: as far as US funding goes, one year of NASA's budget could run NOAA for 1600 years under its current spending limitations.
Second fun fact: 71% of the planet is covered by oceans, yet only about 5% of the seafloor has been explored.
People are so eager to look the stars, but huge swathes of our own planet are still a complete mystery to us! It was only about thirty years ago that we discovered deep sea magma vents, and their possibility to support new life. It was only about two years ago that we got conclusive proof of the existence of the giant squid (an animal longer than a two-story house is tall, yet somehow managed to elude us for the whole of human history). There are still world-changing discoveries to be made in our seas. The magma vents, for instance, taught us that life can exist under far more extreme conditions than we previously thought possible. Marine biologists couldn't imagine that life beyond a microbial level could exist at such massive depths, because the crushing pressure and complete lack of sunlight made it impossible to support any of the conventional life that we were aware of! Then one day, by accident, we stumbled on these sea vents and discovered that not only did advanced life exist at the bottom of the sea; it was [I]thriving[/I] by feeding off the heat and nutrients being released by these smoking magma chimneys! It completely changed our definition of life! And again, this is [I]5%[/I] of the sea floor. That's all we've seen! Just imagine what remains to be found!
The oceans are still a huge mystery to us. We need to invest more money into exploring and protecting them. So, Norway: if you happen to be reading this, please invest a sizeable sum of money into ocean exploration and conservation. Not only will it provide a useful investment as far as scientific discovery goes, but it will drive technological innovation, create jobs, and allow us to learn more about our planet's primary life support system.
Norway should use their oil cash to invest in alternate energy and forms of income that aren't oil. An oil crash is inevitable someday, Norway could become the only country that actually prepares for it.
they should buy me an xbox one :)
Buy a ton of lottery tickets. One of them is bound to be a winner.
SEND SOME THIS WAY!!
Hah, that isn't what the politicians are saying, they are claiming that we have to save money and cut spending money on schools and hospitals and such.
[QUOTE=EskillV2;42127910]Hah, that isn't what the politicians are saying, they are claiming that we have to save money and cut spending money on schools and hospitals and such.[/QUOTE]
Don't you guys have an especially left wing coalition in power?
There so much things you can do with money, you might as well spend it on research, technology, space program/space travel, and other useful stuff... There shit tons of things you can do to help fuel the tech machine.
Use the money to drain the Baltic and find treasure
[QUOTE=Arthamus;42127243]become allies with every city-state?[/QUOTE]
Buy a bunch of units and go for a domination victory?
Surely regardless of Norway's economic situation there's still going to be issues like homelessness, poverty, domestic abuse, etc. period? Why not invest as much money as possible more money in shelters and help centers, anything along those lines? Or even in education? I don't mean throw money at it, I mean take any humanitarian problem, regardless how small and contribute money towards fixing it! You guys have the luxury!
Invest in Take Two and get even more rich!
help resolve third world issues \=
We have so much money we could literally take a year off.
Also, here's how much money we have, in real time
[URL="http://www.nbim.no/en/"]http://www.nbim.no/en/[/URL]
We're gonna spend it on valkyries and mushroom
[editline]9th September 2013[/editline]
Or, you know, buy the fucking [URL="http://www.upnorthtimes.com/index.php?option=com_categories&view=popularsubjects&layout=subjectdetails&subjectid=773"]ESB[/URL]
why not give it to your neighbours who graciously gave you the gift of independence, wink wink
Can we buy Microsoft?
[QUOTE=Jodern;42128763]Can we buy Microsoft?[/QUOTE]
Probably, but Microsoft will be paying you to take them after the Xbone launch.
[QUOTE=RentAhobO;42128505]why not give it to your neighbours who graciously gave you the gift of independence, wink wink[/QUOTE]
Fuck that, give it to us for oppressing and mistreating you for so long. Without that hardship, you wouldn't be who you are today!
[QUOTE=Riller;42129151]Fuck that, give it to us for oppressing and mistreating you for so long. Without that hardship, you wouldn't be who you are today![/QUOTE]
Gotland 1361- never forget.
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;42127597]Invest it in an ocean exploration program. Everybody looks to space, but here's a fun fact: as far as US funding goes, one year of NASA's budget could run NOAA for 1600 years under its current spending limitations.
Second fun fact: 71% of the planet is covered by oceans, yet only about 5% of the seafloor has been explored.
People are so eager to look the stars, but huge swathes of our own planet are still a complete mystery to us! It was only about thirty years ago that we discovered deep sea magma vents, and their possibility to support new life. It was only about two years ago that we got conclusive proof of the existence of the giant squid (an animal longer than a two-story house is tall, yet somehow managed to elude us for the whole of human history). There are still world-changing discoveries to be made in our seas. The magma vents, for instance, taught us that life can exist under far more extreme conditions than we previously thought possible. Marine biologists couldn't imagine that life beyond a microbial level could exist at such massive depths, because the crushing pressure and complete lack of sunlight made it impossible to support any of the conventional life that we were aware of! Then one day, by accident, we stumbled on these sea vents and discovered that not only did advanced life exist at the bottom of the sea; it was [I]thriving[/I] by feeding off the heat and nutrients being released by these smoking magma chimneys! It completely changed our definition of life! And again, this is [I]5%[/I] of the sea floor. That's all we've seen! Just imagine what remains to be found!
The oceans are still a huge mystery to us. We need to invest more money into exploring and protecting them. So, Norway: if you happen to be reading this, please invest a sizeable sum of money into ocean exploration and conservation. Not only will it provide a useful investment as far as scientific discovery goes, but it will drive technological innovation, create jobs, and allow us to learn more about our planet's primary life support system.[/QUOTE]
Deep ocean is in many ways more hostile to human life than the hard vacuum of space.
That aside, Norway might be interested in finding out a way to stop the methane clathrate near their coast from melting, unless they want tsunamis to hit their coast when global warming gets bad enough to heat up the temperature at those depths by a degree or two.
[QUOTE=Cutthecrap;42127416]eh, encouraging the development of renewable energy sources?[/QUOTE]
Wow, we're doing that already.
c:
We should invest in the TF2 economy
I have a cunning plan, give me 1000£ and im set.
I believe its called a savings account
norway already is mostly powered by hydroelectric power i believe.
USE IT TO KEEP OUT DEM IMMIGRANTS BEFORE THEY DRAIN IT ALL VIA HEALTH CARE
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;42127597]Invest it in an ocean exploration program. Everybody looks to space, but here's a fun fact: as far as US funding goes, one year of NASA's budget could run NOAA for 1600 years under its current spending limitations.
Second fun fact: 71% of the planet is covered by oceans, yet only about 5% of the seafloor has been explored.
People are so eager to look the stars, but huge swathes of our own planet are still a complete mystery to us! It was only about thirty years ago that we discovered deep sea magma vents, and their possibility to support new life. It was only about two years ago that we got conclusive proof of the existence of the giant squid (an animal longer than a two-story house is tall, yet somehow managed to elude us for the whole of human history). There are still world-changing discoveries to be made in our seas. The magma vents, for instance, taught us that life can exist under far more extreme conditions than we previously thought possible. Marine biologists couldn't imagine that life beyond a microbial level could exist at such massive depths, because the crushing pressure and complete lack of sunlight made it impossible to support any of the conventional life that we were aware of! Then one day, by accident, we stumbled on these sea vents and discovered that not only did advanced life exist at the bottom of the sea; it was [I]thriving[/I] by feeding off the heat and nutrients being released by these smoking magma chimneys! It completely changed our definition of life! And again, this is [I]5%[/I] of the sea floor. That's all we've seen! Just imagine what remains to be found!
The oceans are still a huge mystery to us. We need to invest more money into exploring and protecting them. So, Norway: if you happen to be reading this, please invest a sizeable sum of money into ocean exploration and conservation. Not only will it provide a useful investment as far as scientific discovery goes, but it will drive technological innovation, create jobs, and allow us to learn more about our planet's primary life support system.[/QUOTE]
I'm fairly this is what Stromberg said in The Spy Who Loved Me.
Free [del]ice cream [/del] cars for the people!
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;42127597]Invest it in an ocean exploration program. Everybody looks to space, but here's a fun fact: as far as US funding goes, one year of NASA's budget could run NOAA for 1600 years under its current spending limitations.
Second fun fact: 71% of the planet is covered by oceans, yet only about 5% of the seafloor has been explored.
People are so eager to look the stars, but huge swathes of our own planet are still a complete mystery to us! It was only about thirty years ago that we discovered deep sea magma vents, and their possibility to support new life. It was only about two years ago that we got conclusive proof of the existence of the giant squid (an animal longer than a two-story house is tall, yet somehow managed to elude us for the whole of human history). There are still world-changing discoveries to be made in our seas. The magma vents, for instance, taught us that life can exist under far more extreme conditions than we previously thought possible. Marine biologists couldn't imagine that life beyond a microbial level could exist at such massive depths, because the crushing pressure and complete lack of sunlight made it impossible to support any of the conventional life that we were aware of! Then one day, by accident, we stumbled on these sea vents and discovered that not only did advanced life exist at the bottom of the sea; it was [I]thriving[/I] by feeding off the heat and nutrients being released by these smoking magma chimneys! It completely changed our definition of life! And again, this is [I]5%[/I] of the sea floor. That's all we've seen! Just imagine what remains to be found!
The oceans are still a huge mystery to us. We need to invest more money into exploring and protecting them. So, Norway: if you happen to be reading this, please invest a sizeable sum of money into ocean exploration and conservation. Not only will it provide a useful investment as far as scientific discovery goes, but it will drive technological innovation, create jobs, and allow us to learn more about our planet's primary life support system.[/QUOTE]
this could bring us from Type 0 to Type 1 Civilization
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