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What if we teleported the oceans to Mars? (www.youtube.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Original static webpage version: https://what-if.xkcd.com/54/

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I love that Randall updated the graphics with new maps including Insight, Tianwen (Zhurong), Perseverance, and... Matt Damon.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The amount of money the US governemnt has spent rescuing Matt Damon from things is staggering.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey!, China also helped in the Martian!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

I find it funny how "we don't have a spare booster" seemed like a realistic plot point at the time. Given today's launch market, it seems silly that their only options were "expropriate a booster meant for a Saturn probe" or "beg China for help".