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Oh how I wish Mars had a thicker atmosphere.

• throwaway_yy2Di 13y ago
  You'll love this! http://wikitravel.org/en/South_Pole http://wikitravel.org/en/South_Pole Rocks, water ice, and a thick atmosphere with oxygen. For only 0.00001% the price of a Mars vacation.
  • throwaway_yy2Di 13y ago
    I'm half joking, but I'm worried someone will try to sell spaceplane trips to some inhospitable alien desert like Namibia and market it as "the interplanetary experience"... edit: Actually that could be interesting..
    • wpietri 13y ago
      Ooh, I'll happily build the spaceship's "earth communication unit" so it has realistic delay: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/614795/simulate-delayed-and-dropped-packets-on-linux http://stackoverflow.com/questions/614795/simulate-delayed-a...
    • lgieron 13y ago
      Death Valley in California is good enough for that IMO.
    • jff 13y ago
      Why worry? Who cares if somebody wants to fly over Namibia and pretend they're looking at Mars?
    • jotm 13y ago
      Hey, don't give people stupid ideas :-). But really, that could pretty cool (until you find out you were duped).
  • GotAnyMegadeth 13y ago
    "Drink As the Pole is entirely covered by a massive ice sheet, those with the ability to melt ice should not worry about lack of water."
    • NAFV_P 13y ago
      Set up a distillery to make martian whiskey, it would cost a bomb.
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• a1a 13y ago
  Some time and funds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming_of_Mars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming_of_Mars. I strongly suggest we start a kickstarter.
  • yawz 13y ago
    You've my 10 bucks.
    • MildlySerious 13y ago
      $20 from me if that tier includes a shirt.
    • novalis78 13y ago
      you'll enjoy this: http://marscoin.org http://marscoin.org