XPost: alt.checkmate, sci.physics   
   From: nad318b404@gmail.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 08 Jan 2018 21:51:35 -0800, Checkmate wrote:   
      
   > Warning! Always wear ANSI approved safety goggles when reading posts by   
   > Checkmate!  In article ,   
   > greghall@yacht_maester.fake says...   
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   >> On Sun, 7 Jan 2018 17:28:20 -0800, Checkmate    
   >> wrote:   
   >> < huge trim >   
   >>   
   >> >People who talk about actually colonizing Mars are out of their   
   >> >fucking minds.  Anybody foolish enough to go live on Mars, assuming   
   >> >that's ever even possible, would literally go crazy living in an   
   >> >isolated, foreign,   
   >> >and hostile environment like Mars.  It would likely make most people   
   >> >suicidal in short order.   
   >>   
   >> Wrong. Human beings are very adaptable. Given the proper habitats and   
   >> technology, people could live underground on Mars quite comfortably.   
   >> They pretty much would HAVE to live underground because of all the   
   >> radiation that the surface receives. One year on the surface,   
   >> unprotected from radiation,   
   >> would result in about a 100% chance of getting cancer.   
   >>   
   >> Underground settlements could be connected via subways for those who   
   >> like to move about a little. Think about how much time modern humans   
   >> spend indoors. Many who live in cities don't get out of their buildings   
   >> a whole lot.   
   >>   
   >> *Outdoor* spaces on Mars could be underground caverns with lighting and   
   >> background that duplicated the great outdoors for those suffering from   
   >> cabin fever. Open water could even be incorporated. The Mars north pole   
   >> has lots of water ice that could be melted and piped to human habitats.   
   >>   
   >> Computer virtual reality could fill in for those so pre-   
   >> disposed.   
   >   
   > Why don't you get on the list?  Nads would probably buy you a one-way   
   > ticket.   
      
   Nuh-uh. Mars needs women -- hadn't you heard? -- and if *he* goes there,   
   no woman would come within half an AU of the planet.   
      
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