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Re:What China Has Been Building in the South China Sea by brador on Friday July 31, 2015 @10:48AM (#9982076)
Seriously, how much would it cost per square foot to build an island?
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Re:What China Has Been Building in the South China Sea by ctdonath on Friday July 31, 2015 @02:54PM (#9983592)
More a matter of cost per cubic foot.

Have to find someplace where the seafloor is close to the surface, then dump enough volume of dirt on it to reach a viable altitude.

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Re:What China Has Been Building in the South China Sea by slayed0 on Friday July 31, 2015 @01:09PM (#9982906)
I'm sure it would cost a shipload...
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