You're given 1 billion US dollars to fund a project, what do you pick?

1. My retirement.
   — bbrown3979


2. Batteries. Clean, powerful, tiny, efficient, long lasting batteries.
   — toeragportal


3. A line of contemporary men's and women's casual and dress shoes built around ultrathin orthopedic insoles emphasizing properly aligned arch support and devoid of any PU in the uppers.
   — eaglewatch1945






4. Bribe Valve to bring back their old writers and such to make HL3, L4D3 and Portal3
   — middladd


5. To change the pronunciation of either Kansas or Arkansas
   — HardlyMahYacob


6. DNA decoding, gotta find that immortality before time runs out
   — GameHackBot






7. Investing in schools and general education system in poverty stricken/underprivileged areas. If we don't invest in education, none of the world's problems will change in future generations.
   — aamnipotent


8. Flint water system, and then find something to do with the other 784 million.
   — jaymcbang


9. The Ocean Cleanup https://www.theoceancleanup.com/
   — tradingten






10. One word: Space.
    — cieluv