NationStates Jolt Archive

Imagine colonisation of Mars were possible right now.

Would you sign up for relocation?

Me? I don't know. On the one hand it sounds tempting as it sounds like an adventure, but on the other hand... damn, I'd miss the Earth!!!...

I'd rather go into asteroid mining. An asteroid 1km in diameter has on average 7,500 tons of platinum. And there are a million or more asteroids that size in the belt. And it's just sitting there waiting to be had.

That's enough to have a solid platinum castle!

Every time I got homesick, I'd look around and say "HOLY SHIT! I'm on Mars!"

And then I'd feel better, because how cool is that, to live on Mars.

nope, too damned cold
and no seashore to go to on vacation

If they really rebuild mars and give it an Earth-like climate(and i live to see it), why not? The faster i go there, the bigger i can make my garden. "Its a win-win situation"

I would rather live in a giant, highly reinforced bio-dome on the moon. The great feeling of weightlessness on its own makes it worth it.

Citation? Or have you just pulled this figure out of the aether?

http://science.howstuffworks.com/asteroid-mining1.htm

To be honest, I think that figure may be somewhat spurious. However, I wouldn't say no to a solid platinum castle.

Apparently, platinum is quite common in the cosmos, but I don't think it'll come floating about in huge castle-sized chunks.

theres no internet connection on mars, and if there were thered be at least 20 minutes of latency. thats serious lag. so i think i'll stay here for now

http://science.howstuffworks.com/asteroid-mining1.htm

To be honest, I think that figure may be somewhat spurious.

Yeah, cheers, I found that shortly after my original post (see edit, above). I remain somewhat sceptical about that figure myself. Not my field of expertise.

I would rather live in a giant, highly reinforced bio-dome on the moon. The great feeling of weightlessness on its own makes it worth it.

Yeah, especially after a night out. Imagine throwing up and seeing all that vomit float around your apartment. :D

Yeah, especially after a night out. Imagine throwing up and seeing all that vomit float around your apartment. :D

It has it's advantages; you might be able to clean it up before it hits the carpet.

It has it's advantages; you might be able to clean it up before it hits the carpet.

Now that image is just to funny! lol

*pictures a guy chasing his floathing vomit around the livingroom with a vacuum cleaner*

Yep, that's progress for you, can't stop it! :D

lol @ a night out

a night out where exactly? :D

lol @ a night out

a night out where exactly? :D

Venus? :)

"Don't forget the sunblock like you did last time!!"

lol @ a night out

a night out where exactly? :D

I'm sure within days of a lunar colony being founded, there'll be an 'authentic' Irish pub (i.e. serves guinness, barman has sideburns) there. Those things get everywhere.

only if I can be one of the "first 100"

ah yes you are right. I was shortsighted.

I'm sure within days of a lunar colony being founded, there'll be an 'authentic' Irish pub (i.e. serves guinness, barman has sideburns) there. Those things get everywhere.
And a place next door that serves a "traditional full english".