...and now I'm expected to move to the moon!
in Hong Kong news this week, professor Stephen Hawking, visited our little country, where he was received a "rock star" welcome. In his lecture at HKUST, he said that humans should have a permanent base on the moon in 20 years and on Mars in 40 years. He states this because "Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global warming, nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of."
Actually, I think this would be really cool...as a kid I read this series of books about these kids and teenagers who were chosen to colonize Mars, I never finished the series, though...they may have stopped writing them actually. I left off just as they arrived on Mars...but, I don't know how things faired for these intrepid colonists.
Hey, maybe I can find a job on Mars, less competition, right? I better moving on that!
Friday, June 16, 2006
Oh great, we just moved to Hong Kong...
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Please don't move to Mars.........
you're too far away as it is!!
Um, I don't understand this notion (again this is coming from someone who doesn't "understand" C&P) but ah wouldn't the moon and mars be subject to epidemics all the same? Therefore not making them any safer to inhabit?
And I argue as we start colonies there, the numbers of people would be few thus making their survival even more suseptible to illness, etc.. I mean if 10 of em die, there goes 20% of the population!
No, I think I'd rather live on earth, I'm kinda attached to it, behind heaven anyway...
I already got my bags packed. They're going to have to make the moon/Mars handicap accessible for the people like Stephen Hawkings.
I don't know if I need to live on Mars, but it would be nice to see my family. =)
Trav
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