[ARC5] A.R.C. stuff - Museum-worthy?

[David Stinson]

> And then, what?
> 
> S K I P, as descendents could not care less!

I did say "someone with a level of passion."
One would hope if he cares, he'll want to get them
into the hands of someone else who cares.

In a box in the Smithsonian?  
You might as well toss it into a black hole.
In the 30+ years since the ARC prototypes went to
the Smithsonian and they were boxed, exactly ONE 
man has seen them (and he photographed them for 
us, thank his thoughtful soul!).   
It's a very good bet that no one else will see them 
again, ever.    Maybe onesie-twosie.  

A piece in the hands of a responsible private 
collector will be seen and discussed by our 
community for many years and, if pass down 
thoughtfully, possibly for decades more.

All things pass away. Sooner or later Mother Earth
is going to calm Her own.   A piece in a wooden crate
in the Smithsonian is effectively already dead.
I'd rather pick "Later."

Regards,
Dave S.