Re: Nanotechnology "X Prize"

From: John Larkin (jjlarkin_at_highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com)
Date: 10/26/04 

Date: 26 Oct 2004 16:23:24 GMT

On 15 Oct 2004 16:18:23 GMT, wallacethinmintr@eircom.net (Russell
Wallace) wrote:

>We're a lot more than 5 years from that being possible (unless you're
>willing to define complex components as raw materials, in which case
>the result wouldn't be useful).
>

I wonder why difficult things are always 5-10 years away. Why never
500, or 5000?

John