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Post by Tim on Oct 15, 2018 13:16:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 13:33:10 GMT
I think a bit more than a spanner but the wheels have fallen off their wagon in a big way. Always going to happen when money is generally tight. IMHO, the project is just not important right now and might not be again.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 15, 2018 16:02:02 GMT
All the major spannering is done it just needs a cash injection to cross the line. The Boodhound Project has played an important role in promoting STEM subjects to young people and is a showcase for British engineering. It needs to be seen through.
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Post by Alex on Oct 15, 2018 16:26:13 GMT
All the major spannering is done it just needs a cash injection to cross the line. The Boodhound Project has played an important role in promoting STEM subjects to young people and is a showcase for British engineering. It needs to be seen through. I agree but that almost suggests that the government should help them out. Given that we’re struggling to afford enough Police officers to keep our streets safe and are about to do a Head first leap into the abyss of a no-deal Brexit I just don’t see the cash to be forthcoming. Given that we already hold the land speed record it’s not like it would be a tool to make Britain great again. I hope it does happen, I’m sure there’s plenty of British Multi millionaires for whom this would be short change. Just hope it doesn’t end up with a giant Amazon logo on the side! |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 15, 2018 16:31:09 GMT
All the major spannering is done it just needs a cash injection to cross the line. The Boodhound Project has played an important role in promoting STEM subjects to young people and is a showcase for British engineering. It needs to be seen through. I agree but that almost suggests that the government should help them out. Given that we’re struggling to afford enough Police officers to keep our streets safe and are about to do a Head first leap into the abyss of a no-deal Brexit I just don’t see the cash to be forthcoming. Given that we already hold the land speed record it’s not like it would be a tool to make Britain great again. I hope it does happen, I’m sure there’s plenty of British Multi millionaires for whom this would be short change. Just hope it doesn’t end up with a giant Amazon logo on the side! In the grand scheme of things £25 million isn't a lot for the government to kick in but I wouldn't advocate that as it would be a difficult sell to the general population. However, I do think there should be enough money sloshing around in private industry to get a supporting consortium together. |
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Post by Tim on Oct 16, 2018 8:12:36 GMT
The £25 million could be reallocated from something like, say, ballet and opera - let them stand on their own 2 feet subject to market forces for a while.
Sadly as an engineering project Bloodhound won't stand a chance, same as the Vulcan wasn't centrally supported.
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Post by ChrisM on Oct 16, 2018 8:30:36 GMT
Sadly as an engineering project Bloodhound won't stand a chance, same as the Vulcan wasn't centrally supported. I fear you may well be right. Shame we can't get someone like Richard Branson or Elon Musk interested in Bloodhound |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 16, 2018 10:24:56 GMT
The £25 million could be reallocated from something like, say, ballet and opera - let them stand on their own 2 feet subject to market forces for a while. Sadly as an engineering project Bloodhound won't stand a chance, same as the Vulcan wasn't centrally supported. I believe ballet does stand on their own two feet - pretty difficult to dance otherwise. |
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Post by Big Blue on Oct 16, 2018 10:54:55 GMT
Fairly certain the Vulcan was centrally supported when it was operational. Once it ceased to be kind of hard to justify public spending on something that offers nothing aside from nostalgia.
The ballet and arts are hugely important in the balance of society: some people get into the arts scene from backgrounds that you would never expect simply by going to see a show or visit a theatre.
Bloodhound is good for engineering but one could argue that in having built it and already run it the only remaining element, a record attempt, is something the team that want the record should be funding. Plus if it fails and explodes in a fireball wiping out an entire African village the public purse could do without the claims....
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Post by Alex on Oct 16, 2018 10:55:00 GMT
Sadly as an engineering project Bloodhound won't stand a chance, same as the Vulcan wasn't centrally supported. I fear you may well be right. Shame we can't get someone like Richard Branson or Elon Musk interested in Bloodhound I’m sure Branson would love to see the Virgin logo on the rear wing. I think the trouble is they’re going after a record that they already hold but just want to improve upon, in essence. I know breaking the 1000mph barrier is the ultimate achievement and I hope that is enough to pique the interest of a wealthy benefactor. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 11:12:45 GMT
With my cynical hat on, it would seem the founder of the project has made a very good living off the back of it, like other members of the team no doubt. I cannot see members of the public putting their hands in their pockets again in the current climate to support someone else having a very nice lifestyle thank you very crutch. There are far too many more important things for their dosh and those with lots of moolah did not get that way by giving it away easily. Tough crowd, tough market, almost impossible sale. I think some people will have to get real, paid work.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 16, 2018 11:50:59 GMT
With my cynical hat on, it would seem the founder of the project has made a very good living off the back of it, like other members of the team no doubt. I cannot see members of the public putting their hands in their pockets again in the current climate to support someone else having a very nice lifestyle thank you very crutch. There are far too many more important things for their dosh and those with lots of moolah did not get that way by giving it away easily. Tough crowd, tough market, almost impossible sale. I think some people will have to get real, paid work. ?? The Boodhound Project is not real work? How so? I'll tell you what; my experience of these projects is that they involve small teams with everyone doing more than one job, hours of unpaid overtime, and a lot of job insecurity. |
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Post by Big Blue on Oct 16, 2018 13:31:15 GMT
It's a bit blinkered calling any small project "not real work" no matter how personal the objective. Let's face it, [almost] none of us grow our own veg and rear our own livestock, then reap the harvest and slaughter and butcher the animals then make fire and cook them with water we've recovered from a nearby natural source in vessels we fashioned ourselves from things we found in the wild when we ventured from the hut or cave we made or discovered and defend ourselves.
Beyond that nothing is real work required to actually stay nourished and sheltered. My current project is very interesting, some good technical stuff but in all reality totally pointless bollocks to anyone's day to day life. I'm not the only one.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 19:06:57 GMT
An attempt at humour, I wouold have loved to do that rather than "proper work" dull, tedious proper work where the week lasts longer than it should and is never ending.
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