XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.physics   
   From: fjmccall@gmail.com   
      
   JF Mezei  wrote:   
      
   >On 2016-10-11 23:48, Fred J. McCall wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Define 'air'.  You said it was vacuum.  You now admit it isn't. You're   
   >> not even a GOOD troll.   
   >>   
   >   
   >Say I went on a camping trip to Mars. Would my tent widstand the winds ?   
   >(higher winds but thinner air).   
   >   
      
   Your tent won't always withstand the winds on Earth.  It also won't   
   always withstand the winds on Mars.   
      
   >   
   >Forgetting abrasive nature of sand, would structures have to be stronger   
   >than on earth to widthstand the winds ?   
   >   
      
   Just how high do you think the winds on Mars are?  Typical 'dust   
   storm' winds are only on the order of 60-70 miles per hour.   
      
      
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