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A book review on the latest Weinersmith creation. It’s true, there is so much we don’t know.

Just throwing this out there on this forum because missing technology is the problem that kills the dream of Mars, according to the authors.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

That was a very interesting read. I've always been a bit skeptical of people who say we'll be living in space or colonizing other planets in the near future. I definitely want to read their book.

Also, this made me laugh:

And do you really want to create a group of hungry, disgruntled miners that are also able to sling very large rocks at the Earth?

That said, slinging large rocks back to Earth is the only way I can see them returning whatever they mine and that doesn't sound like a great plan either.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not to mention the doors and corners…

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

That's where they get you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Earth would have access to WMDs too, if those Mars miners want to get into a fight like that they should perhaps consider that they depend on fragile glass bubbles to survive.