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    Thirty years ago, when the

    Thirty years ago, when the Air Force needed a large cargo plane, it
    put out a list of specifications that took up less than 8 pages.
    Lockheed responded with a proposal 3/4" thick, which resulted in
    a huge plane named the Hercules. In 1980, when the Air Force needed
    a new cargo plane, it issued specifications that took up 2,750 pages.
    Lockheed's proposal alone weighed 6,600 pounds. To deliver it, the
    company used one of the old Hercules cargo planes.
    - John Tierney, in Science 85

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