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[–] rook@awful.systems 8 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Weirdly, the moon might actually be more hostile that mars… the dust is sharper, the gravity is lower, the radiation is worse, the nights are longer and colder, there’s less water…

It is a much cheaper and quicker means of murdering a bunch of astronauts though, so it does have that going for it.

[–] mikemccaffrey@wandering.shop 1 points 4 hours ago

@rook @gerikson Yeah, but Mars has a lot more perchlorates, so watch your thyroids.

[–] Nfoonf@chaos.social 2 points 10 hours ago

@rook my grandpa was working in the Rhine Basin and Siberia as a Coal miner under ground. I think this will be considered a holiday for your lungs compared to moon. :D

[–] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

oh god is our childrens' 9/11 going to be a moon colony imploding

[–] oddhack@mstdn.social 1 points 10 hours ago

@hypnicjerk @rook ideally a colony composed solely of oligarchs and "AI"-driven sexbots / maids.

[–] TinyTimmyTokyo@awful.systems 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It is a much cheaper and quicker means of murdering a bunch of astronauts though, so it does have that going for it.

There's also a better chance that Elon exits the planet sooner.

[–] rook@awful.systems 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He hasn’t even done a suborbital flight yet, has he? I don’t seem him being brave enough to even get as far as the moon, even assuming he’s healthy enough.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 2 points 22 hours ago

Yeah he is one of the few space fan billionaires who actually didnt go up. Shows he at some level knows he is full of ahit.

[–] TinyTimmyTokyo@awful.systems 3 points 1 day ago

Shhh, don't tell him.