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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr View Post
Thing is... Space is the perfect environment for the manufacture of ball bearings.

You would be able to produce near perfect ball bearings in zero G so they'd last almost forever.
(both balls and races)

But they will cost $100,000 per ball. And a race will cost the same.
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