OK, a couple more notes regarding planes that didn’t work - I’m assuming this was a military project and to be honest, I didn’t even think about the military when I stepped into this thread. I just don’t have enough knowledge to address it.
On the other hand I do know a little bit about projects that exist only to create jobs; all over the area where I grew up there are bridges and buildings and playgrounds with little plaques: “built by the WPA.†So it’s not always a bad idea.
Finally, I think you might be referring to Senator Proxmire’s Golden Fleece awards.
The problem with the Golden Fleece awards was
that they often needed better explanations than they
got. Research programs, for example, that sounded
truly bizarre, actually made sense in their little tiny corner of the world - usually related to some sort of medical research. I’m not saying they were all that way; I’m saying a lot of these things actually make
sense when you don’t think they will.
Last edited by Mellowicious; 11/10/21 03:06 AM.
