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Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can by sailfast on Friday June 23, 2023 @09:54AM (#36446839)
True! That said, the monopoly plays a role. I bet if you gave these specs to an open bid sheet metal fabricator somewhere in the US they’d replicate it for less than 52K shipped, no?
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Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can by giantrobot on Friday June 23, 2023 @03:17PM (#36451062)
It's still not going to have a non-trivial cost after testing and certification. Even if it's not 52k it's not going end up a small fraction of that. Certifications can be expensive and can cover the entire process of manufacturing from materials to how it's packaged for shipment.
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