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We need a Mars colony in 46 years or we'll die

 
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Troll_Bait



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:20 pm    Post subject: We need a Mars colony in 46 years or we'll die Reply with quote

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/science/17tier.html?em&ex=1184817600&en=9d260d7027bbb1cc&ei=5087%0A

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A Survival Imperative for Space Colonization

In 1993, J. Richard Gott III computed with scientific certainty that humanity would survive at least 5,100 more years. At the time, I took that as reason to relax, but Dr. Gott has now convinced me I was wrong. He has issued a wake-up call: To ensure our long-term survival, we need to get a colony up and running on Mars within 46 years.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

GREAT! And I just got a 50-year mortgage! $%*&$#
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Favorite line from that article:

"When extinction is the norm, you may as well try to be special."
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just alittlecrazy



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
We watched the tragedy unfold
We did as we were told
We bought and sold
It was the greatest show on earth
But then it was over
We ohhed and aahed
We drove our racing cars
We ate our last few jars of caviar
And somewhere out there in the stars
A keen-eyed look-out
Spied a flickering light
Our last hurrah
And when they found our shadows
Grouped around the TV sets
They ran down every lead
They repeated every test
They checked out all the data on their lists
And then the alien anthropologists
Admitted they were still perplexed
But on eliminating every other reason
For our sad demise
They logged the explanation left
This species has amused itself to death
No tears to cry no feelings left
This species has amused itself to death


Amused to death Roger Waters
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