[bvw]

So China's bought into that perrennial money-pit of big science.

[Abathar]

At 1/20th the cost of what we would have to spend their sucking black hole is a lot smaller than ours is I guess.

[HEY4QDEMS]

So China's bought into that perrennial money-pit of big science.

I say good, it's about time that we stop placing irrational importance and exorbitant capital on being first and focus more on benefiting from the fruits of other countries.

You build it. If it works and we like it we'll build one too with your technology of course.

[boris]

"So China's bought into that perrennial money-pit of big science."

What makes it hard is what makes it worth doing.