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Re: Outdoor Exhibits
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Erich Rose <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:33:27 -0600
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Eric,

Thanks so much for re-iterating one of my favorite idioms.  Of those three (fast, good & cheap) one is always excluded.  Getting this very basic concept across has sometimes been a battle.  And when they pick by, default, Fast & Cheap, everyone loses.

Even a pile of rocks or sand requires delivery ($$$) and replenishment ($$$) despite few other costs.

Erich Rose

Erich Rose Design
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On Mar 29, 2010, at 10:24 AM, Eric Siegel wrote:

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> As NASA found out with their "faster better cheaper" mantra, you can pick two of those three.  Same with best, most robust, and most economical.  Streams don't come cheap!  I like dancing, laminar flow fountains.  Great, robust, but not cheap.  I have never seen a kid get excited by a whisper dish on our playground.  Speaking tubes, a bit more.  Slides are cool, but not cheap and have supervision issues. 
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> The Richter stuff *is* great, but not cheap.
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> Eric Siegel
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