Me too. Goddamn my height, living on a dead, desolate, cold, miserable planet is something I could see myself doing otherwise... Now I'm sad.Beffudled Sheep said:I'm too tall
Mars Colonization Mission Now Taking Applications
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When can we depart?Why is everyone so down beat on this? I mean Jesus they don't call it the final frontier for nothing.
And I have NO IDEA how any of you lot get the idea that it's going to be Paris Hilton in space for fucks sake.
The fact is that the ONLY people who are going up are going to be screened and vetted to the point of ridiculousness to make sure they can take all the shit they'll have to.
If you genuinely think that the people going up are chosen for ratings and not for their ability to handle the physical and emotional stresses then you're too cynical to be worth bothering to talk to.
This is the next step on the path to the stars. The first human colony not of our home PLANET, an incredible scientific and a monumental human achievement - and so many people I've talked to are so cynical and small minded about it its fucking unbelievable.
Only time will tell if I'm right but this has, as far as I'm concerned, the hallmarks of one of the truly great markers of human history.
The beginnings of a human colony ON ANOTHER PLANET. Think about that for a while. Think about what it really means to the future of humanity as a species. Big picture time ladies and gentlemen. Seriously big picture time.
And I have NO IDEA how any of you lot get the idea that it's going to be Paris Hilton in space for fucks sake.
The fact is that the ONLY people who are going up are going to be screened and vetted to the point of ridiculousness to make sure they can take all the shit they'll have to.
If you genuinely think that the people going up are chosen for ratings and not for their ability to handle the physical and emotional stresses then you're too cynical to be worth bothering to talk to.
This is the next step on the path to the stars. The first human colony not of our home PLANET, an incredible scientific and a monumental human achievement - and so many people I've talked to are so cynical and small minded about it its fucking unbelievable.
Only time will tell if I'm right but this has, as far as I'm concerned, the hallmarks of one of the truly great markers of human history.
The beginnings of a human colony ON ANOTHER PLANET. Think about that for a while. Think about what it really means to the future of humanity as a species. Big picture time ladies and gentlemen. Seriously big picture time.
I don't have a life, I'd be fine going right now.
I'm losing my job in June, and haven't had a date in over 9 years so I can go without women. The only real question is what's interplanetary bandwidth like, and can those missions every two years bring new top spec parts for my gaming PC... also can Amazon fire orders my out of a huge cannon?
Hmmm 2022 eh, I'll be... carry the one... o.0 36! ya no thanks, if I don't have a life by then I'd rather just kill myself.
I'm losing my job in June, and haven't had a date in over 9 years so I can go without women. The only real question is what's interplanetary bandwidth like, and can those missions every two years bring new top spec parts for my gaming PC... also can Amazon fire orders my out of a huge cannon?
Hmmm 2022 eh, I'll be... carry the one... o.0 36! ya no thanks, if I don't have a life by then I'd rather just kill myself.
Nah sounds too much like the movie Oblivion and that movie was boring as shit. And it was only 3 hours long. I think I'll stick to earth. I here they don't have broadband on Mars.
I'm all for this, partially because I'm hoping they'll discover Prothean archives. Pleaaase discover Prothean archives. Because then sexy blue space women are not far behind!
OT- This seems ambitious, but something a lot of people forget are the secondary and tertiary scientific benefits to a project like this, even if it doesn't accomplish many things in and of itself. Thousands of technologies we use today were developed by NASA originally for use with the space program. Faced with the challenge of setting up a permanent colony on another world, who knows what amazing innovations these guys could come up with. In my mind, someone is going to try this eventually, and eventually, someone will succeed, so why not these guys?
OT- This seems ambitious, but something a lot of people forget are the secondary and tertiary scientific benefits to a project like this, even if it doesn't accomplish many things in and of itself. Thousands of technologies we use today were developed by NASA originally for use with the space program. Faced with the challenge of setting up a permanent colony on another world, who knows what amazing innovations these guys could come up with. In my mind, someone is going to try this eventually, and eventually, someone will succeed, so why not these guys?
$30 is enough that those who would sign up for shits and giggles and waste everyones time would be put off. Even now they have 5000,000 applications to go through so prank applications would not be appreciated. Also, how would they get away with it if it were a scam, this has been advertised internationally!hotdogoctopus said:
I worked in Antarctica for a long time in a similar circumstance but apparently I don't qualify because I have to take pills every day. Nevermind that the amount of pills I'd need for the mission would collectively weigh less than a pencil, take up little space, and go bad only after twenty years. SEEMS LIKE A STUPID RESTRICTION TO ME. But w/e I don't need them. I'll go to Mars myself. I have a bike, how hard can it be?
Never thought I'd say these words, but thank you Mr. Spanky.Mr_Spanky said:
Everyone else is being cynical for the sake of cynicism, without putting any rational thought behind it.
I thought gamers were supposed to be adventurous, yet you all seem to claim it would be boring or stupid.
For shame.
Jesus christ, I was waiting for someone to say these words. I am so bloody sick of the cynicism in this thread. I for one think it would be well worth all the risks, just to be one of the first people on Mars.Mr_Spanky said:
This has the potential to be a complete disaster. However, if we sit around "waiting" until we perfect the technology, like NASA and others want to do, then we'll be sitting around a long fucking time. Complacency kills advancement, which is why we don't have those exotic engines everyone and their brother has "theorized", but never put to the actual testing because. Funding.Mr_Spanky said:
If we can pull this off it might actually jump start the desire to research more advancement, sooner, rather than later.
Question: Will there be Internet access available and a gaming PC with Steam? If yes, I could well be the right man for the job. Better if I could be in a group with 3 fertile women.
Lets be tall and sad together. Our tears can be like rain to the fortunate tiny people that can go.You Can said:Me too. Goddamn my height, living on a dead, desolate, cold, miserable planet is something I could see myself doing otherwise... Now I'm sad.Beffudled Sheep said:I'm too tall
Alright, as they say "Tall misery loves tall company." We should also sneak aboard the ship before it launches and put all the really good provisions, like cookies, up on high shelves. That will show those hightists!Beffudled Sheep said:Lets be tall and sad together. Our tears can be like rain to the fortunate tiny people that can go.You Can said:Me too. Goddamn my height, living on a dead, desolate, cold, miserable planet is something I could see myself doing otherwise... Now I'm sad.Beffudled Sheep said:I'm too tall
Yeah! We should also take all the step ladders too! We don't want them pretending to be our height now do we?You Can said:Alright, as they say "Tall misery loves tall company." We should also sneak aboard the ship before it launches and put all the really good provisions, like cookies, up on high shelves. That will show those hightists!Beffudled Sheep said:Lets be tall and sad together. Our tears can be like rain to the fortunate tiny people that can go.You Can said:Me too. Goddamn my height, living on a dead, desolate, cold, miserable planet is something I could see myself doing otherwise... Now I'm sad.Beffudled Sheep said:I'm too tall
Nurb said:
"stuffing people into a small space for an extended period of time on another planet... You'll love it!"
-Mars One, Subsidiary of Vault Tec, who in no way has a secret experiment in mind
Man, you'll be spending at least 10-15 years up there before you can get a vehicle to give you a return trip, and mars isn't all that super-fun on the surface.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with this picture. Move along.
OT: This is awesome and I'm glad to be able to see it in my lifetime.
This is a recipe for disaster. Hilarious, scientifically invaluable disaster.
Who knows what kind of crazy stuff will be happening 5, 10 years in? They'll be totally isolated, meaning once the crazy starts, no one can come in from the outside to calm things down. What happens when there's disagreement/crime? People will shout 'there is no crime on Mars, because Mars has no laws!', and you could get anything from makeshift courtrooms to the basis for a decent slasher film. The sheer volume of crazy that could potentially go down is mind-boggling - and sociologically invaluable. And the best part is, if nothing goes wrong and they create some sort of productive, self-sustaining society in the Martian wastes, then that's going to be even more scientifically interesting.
This should happen, for science. Just don't put me on it, I've got too much of Earth left to see.
Who knows what kind of crazy stuff will be happening 5, 10 years in? They'll be totally isolated, meaning once the crazy starts, no one can come in from the outside to calm things down. What happens when there's disagreement/crime? People will shout 'there is no crime on Mars, because Mars has no laws!', and you could get anything from makeshift courtrooms to the basis for a decent slasher film. The sheer volume of crazy that could potentially go down is mind-boggling - and sociologically invaluable. And the best part is, if nothing goes wrong and they create some sort of productive, self-sustaining society in the Martian wastes, then that's going to be even more scientifically interesting.
This should happen, for science. Just don't put me on it, I've got too much of Earth left to see.