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> arguable more dangerous and isolated circumstances I guess technically anything is arguable, but this seems absurd. Sure there's pressure and cold, but a sub
by micromacrofoot 2y ago
> arguable more dangerous and isolated circumstances
I guess technically anything is arguable, but this seems absurd. Sure there's pressure and cold, but a submarine can hold 100+ people and surface in 10 minutes.
Mars is 10 months away with maybe 10 people. There's no surface. You can't scrub oxygen from the water, hell there's almost no water at all. You won't be crushed by pressure but you'll be bombarded by radiation.
- asadotzler 2y agoMars has a ton of water, right at the surface even. I guess you're just bluffing without much real knowledge.
- micromacrofoot 2y agoYeah sure you're technically correct, but consider the context here... we're comparing a Mars vehicle to a vessel that's literally submerged in an ocean. Getting drinkable water on Mars isn't nearly as straightforward as it is on a submarine. Drop a submarine on Mars and you could be hundreds of miles from easily usable ice. You have to be careful about perchlorates and it's either soil- or ice-locked.