Some people aren't content with merely taking pictures on the surface of Mars--they want to plant their flag and colonize the red planet as soon as possible.
And by some people I mean the Dutch company behind the project Mars One.
Led by Bas Lansdorp and Arno Wielders, they propose establishing a human colony and using it as a media spectacle to create mad profits and kickstart mankind's adventures into the cosmos.
What do you guys think--is this an interesting and feasible idea, or the maniacal ravings of a madman?
Link --via GeekTyrant
Comments (6)
Naive to the point of stupidity.
It's frustrating to me, because the attention paid to undeserving fools like these guys dilutes the attention paid to the real space program, and the fascinating work that real engineers and real scientists are actually doing.
But yes, if the situation was a serious one and not set up like the one in the video I would sure push it. Roughly three people die every second around the world, what's the difference if it turns into four people for one second?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button%2C_Button_(The_Twilight_Zone)
KIDDING!
Are there no original ideas left in the world?
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlEZ7N37KNw
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q6Q49VdFRE
But would you really enjoy your money and feel so great knowing that you have actually killed someone for it? Maybe a child? Or someone really nice?
How happy do you think you would become through money alone?
The killing part makes the money too bitter to really enjoy it, I think.
But I am sure that there are many people out there who would not care to push the button several times. Well, actually there people have been killed face to face for much less.
If the guy dont take the key he's stuck inside the room forever so the money would be useless to him since he can't even spend it.
Meh!
I couldn't even imagine what it would be like to know that I killed another human being. Even if that person was vile and evil and deserved to die, I would still feel weird knowing that they died by my hands... ya know?
But you also can ask yourself "Do I know myself, or am I a Stranger to myself, too?"
So you probably kill yourself by pressing the button. And even if it's an even chance for everyone (round about 1:6 billion) the probability of gaining the 10 million - or even more - by a lotto jackpot (without killing anyone) is far more at your side.
greez, me
(sorry for bad english)
I totally agree, I too hate killing bugs, I could never have killed a random human being, even if they gave me 500 mill U.S.D I couldn't have done it.
I have less respect for an anonymous killer than a public one, and I think that those who would press the button are probably jaded about the worth of a human life because their own lives are so miserable.