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Incredible shots. As beautiful as they are, these photos and videos show how utterly inhospitable large parts of the earth is. Humans can live comfortably on on
by vishnugupta 4y ago
Incredible shots. As beautiful as they are, these photos and videos show how utterly inhospitable large parts of the earth is. Humans can live comfortably on only a tiny fraction of earth.
- ars 4y agoI think you have that in reverse. The South (and North) poles are only a small part of the Earth. Humans can live comfortably on the vast majority of the land on earth. (Unless you were including the oceans in your sentence?)
- bonzini 4y agoIf comfortably includes "with air conditioning in the summer and more than just a fireplace in the winter", that's cheating. Either humans can live comfortably in Antarctica, or we can only live comfortably in the vicinity of the equator.
- ars 4y agoHumans can and do live in hot places without air conditioning. And warm clothing is a thing.
- mlindner 4y agoHumans have lived "comfortably" long before air conditioning was available in many of the areas it now is. Either through creating dwellings that keep away heat and the simple act of not wearing clothing. And fire is the oldest technology of human kind and has been in use since the dawn of human history.
- walrus01 4y agoWe have the technology to live quite comfortably at the south pole, the main question is money and budget, and dollars per kg of the fuel and food and other consumable supplies to keep it running. The south pole station having nearly zero local resources except for fresh water is not a bad analog for mars logistics.