NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoBoeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispenserswww.popsci.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1601arrow-down14cross-posted to: weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
arrow-up1597arrow-down1external-linkBoeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispenserswww.popsci.comNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square54fedilinkcross-posted to: weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
minus-squarePantsofmagic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·22 days agoIt’s often the military’s own flowed down certification requirements that result in significantly higher costs
minus-squaremkwt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 days agoYeah. The expensive soap dispenser probably had to pass shock and vibration testing, thermal stress testing, and explosive atmosphere testing… Because that was in the requirements.
It’s often the military’s own flowed down certification requirements that result in significantly higher costs
Yeah. The expensive soap dispenser probably had to pass shock and vibration testing, thermal stress testing, and explosive atmosphere testing… Because that was in the requirements.