T.C.
Contributor
Riiiighhtttt....Did I mention that I'm a robotic genius who also has a doctorate in coral biology? Go ahead and send me some money.Take a look at the team and their background and experience. These are not naive newbies, either about coral and marine ecology, or the underwater robotics and related technologies they're proposing to use.
After all, if it's on the internet, it must be true, right?
Whatever doesn't work the first time- as in whatever tears up the reefs, causes damage and bang into the coral getting tossed by currents and surge? They might not be trying to tear up the reefs, but what happens when their robots fail and start banging into stuff?Based on the cv's of the staff, I'm not really concerned about them negligently tearing up the reefs, and I do think they understand many of the difficulties. They certainly seem like the crew that will learn from whatever doesn't work the first time, and maybe make some progress.
I can tell you what happens already. Your money goes to them. They buy "supplies" (beer) and have a "business meeting" (party). When the money dries up, they go on without any results. Nothing else.The whole unlikely (at first glance) project tickles me enough to throw them a few bucks just to see what happens.
Yep. Fund established programs that are actually getting results- not funding the pie-in-the-sky dreams of some punks begging for money on the internet.The reefs are dieing. Got a better idea?