Martian Thoughts from the White Board - Sept 13

Anybody want to go to Mars?  Apparently, it should be a one way trip (according to Buzz Aldrin, that is).

Read the story on iO9.com, which quotes Buzz Aldrin as saying that going to Mars should initially be a one-way trip

This article makes sense to me, to tell the truth.  When people have traveled to far off places in the past (prior to global communication and rapid transport via airplane), they often made a commitment to stay where they went, even before they set off to get there.  Then again, Mars is not like going to Timbuktu, or even Tristan da Cunha Island (I Googled "most remote islands" and it ranks right up there as one of the most out-of-the-way and yet still inhabited places on the planet).  Yes, exotic and distant places on Earth may have perils such as strange insects, diseases that can only be avoided by getting the "peanut butter shot," and potentially unfriendly neighbors who might eat you (Papua New Guinea, anybody?).

But at least they all have oxygen in rather abundant supply.  Tough going, without that.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.- Leo Tolstoy

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions - Albert Einstein

Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside. - Mark Twain

I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back. - Henny Youngman

The parting comment:

Source: Cracked.com

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