 All us science fiction nerds have at some point marveled at the tech of the Death Star despite its insidious uses. I mean, what kinda firepower does this thing have to be able to take an entire planet out in one shot? However disturbing such a thought is, it is rather amazing.
Well, even though the petition a few years ago for the American government to build an actual Death Star a few years ago failed, perhaps your an enterprising individual looking to privately construct your own world-decimating machine. You're in luck! Some other enterprising individuals already undertook the work of estimating the cost for you. According to Geek.com, to intially construct the Death Star, you're gonna need a good bit of cash on hand, $8.1 quintillion, to be exact. That's over 100,000 times as much as the Gross World Product. Yes, I said "world". So to acquire this sum, you'll likely have to conquer the entire earth. You'll come up short, but since you're an evil overlord, you'll have no problem conquering other inhabited worlds to attain these funds. Make sure one of those you conquer is iron-rich, too: you'll need around one quintillion tons of steel to make the battle station--not including, of course, your batallion of Star Destroyers and TIEs. After you've conquered these worlds, you'll need to plan out how long it'll take to construct this marvel of engineering. Since it's never been done before (save in a galaxy far, far, away), your build team will be working on this project for a short 833,315 years. Therefore, since you want to live to see your creation finished, you'll also have to become a time-lord so you can defy the laws of nature, or you'll have to find a magic ring (though be warned, the latter may have negative psychological effects). Great! Your the proud ruler of hundreds of inhabited worlds across the galaxy, you've conquered time, but you've still got bills to pay. According to a study by Ovo Energy, your precious (but not yet fully operational) battle station will cost you $7.7 octillion to operate daily. This is due to the electricity that the 191,547,745,149 light bulbs you've got on board plus the laundry--oh, and the superlaser on the front--would require. OR, since your the all-powerful, tyrannical monarch of earth, you just get the energy companies to power the Death Star for absolutely free. There you go. The Death Star is totally doable, so long as you plan everything out beforehand, which I have just helped you do. You're welcome, and do remember this when you actually attempt to build a Death Star (Vice Emperor Hariel has a nice ring to it, don't you think?) Let me know what you think in the comments!
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