• Pantsofmagic@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    It’s often the military’s own flowed down certification requirements that result in significantly higher costs

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      16 hours ago

      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.