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There is no way in hell I would have agreed to wear red.
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Interesting watch.

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Videos like that just make me a little sad that we can't travel between solar systems, much less galaxies.

Also, that wasn't horrifying at all.
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Yeah, clickbait title, but still a good watch.
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TheCatt wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:55 am Videos like that just make me a little sad that we can't travel between solar systems, much less galaxies.

Also, that wasn't horrifying at all.
Some people think swimming on top of the deep ocean is horrifying.

A lot of people are weak and broken.
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GORDON wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:14 pm Some people think swimming on top of the deep ocean is horrifying.
Ask the survivors of the USS Indianapolis.
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Articles like that just make me a little sad that we can't travel between solar systems, much less galaxies.
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TheCatt wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:25 am
Articles like that just make me a little sad that we can't travel between solar systems, much less galaxies.
At least not without getting probed.
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Leisher wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:26 pm
TheCatt wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:25 am
Articles like that just make me a little sad that we can't travel between solar systems, much less galaxies.
At least not without getting probed.
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The reservoir is large, not too deep below ground, & could be easily exploitable for future explorers
Assuming they want to consume the martians living in the water.

My first thought after reading about the discovery of water was "That means there's life, and we can never bring anything back from there because we will NOT be immune to it".
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Cakedaddy wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 5:17 pm My first thought after reading about the discovery of water was "That means there's life, and we can never bring anything back from there because we will NOT be immune to it".
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