Why do scientists piss away money on theoretical shit instead of improving what we need to accomplish realistic goals?

Why do scientists piss away money on theoretical shit instead of improving what we need to accomplish realistic goals?

star wars

Surely whoever is in charge of funding would call them out on their bullshit?

Because innovation of existing designs is usually what engineers do. Scientists usually come up with new ideas. It's basically one group is supposed to create hover cars to avoid using wheels while another is supposed to make wheel technically even better.

How do you faggots intend to bend spacetime then?
based engineers getting shit done

because researching theoretical shit can and frequently does assist in accomplishing realistic goals
A thread died for your no effort shitpost

Muh grant money, muh tenure, muh citations

>instead of improving what we need to accomplish realistic goals?

Because that job is for engineers, not scientists. Engineers use the theories and discoveries made by scientists to solve real-world problems.

theory leads to practice? Possibly?

>i need mo maney fo dem programs
fuck off

Making use of things is the engineer's job.

Warp drives would revolutionize travel user, think of them as the airplanes of the 1800s in our time.

I don't think you know how science works friend.

>theoretical shit

This is Science.

>realistic goals

This is what engineering does with what science comes up with.

The same reason you asked this question.

Mans et Manum

>what we need
... so what do "we" need, Peasant?

'theoretical shit' is what actually does this.

90% of funding and grants go to Medicine & Pharma though

Asteroid mining & artificial habitats.
>but we cud go 2 other starzz!
Who gives a fuck. Planets suck, the future is tubular.

* Mens et Manum
(hand and mind)