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Man could survive on Mars
Sydney Morning Herald ^
| 12/10/03
| Sydney Morning Herald
Posted on 01/16/2004 5:45:43 PM PST by ambrose
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posted on
01/16/2004 5:45:43 PM PST
by
ambrose
To: ambrose
There's that flag again. We come in peace for all mankind. That's what Americans do.
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posted on
01/16/2004 5:48:07 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
To: ambrose
Average Earth atmospheric pressure = 1012 millibars.
Average Martian atmospheric pressure = 7 millibars.
Bring a helmet.
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posted on
01/16/2004 5:51:12 PM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: billorites
bah, it's only a minor difference
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posted on
01/16/2004 5:52:16 PM PST
by
scarface367
(If you read this tagline, I'll have to kill you)
To: RightWhale
Send Gwyneth and her kid to Mars!
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posted on
01/16/2004 5:52:18 PM PST
by
get'emall
To: billorites
Propoganda. The air on Mars is as breathable as the air in Los Angeles.
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posted on
01/16/2004 5:52:51 PM PST
by
ambrose
To: billorites
Out of curiosity, what would be the lowest pressure to which humans could acclimate given a suitably-rich O2 level?
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posted on
01/16/2004 5:54:49 PM PST
by
supercat
(Why is it that the more "gun safety" laws are passed, the less safe my guns seem?)
To: supercat
In pure oxygen maybe 10% earth's surface pressure. 20% would be better.
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posted on
01/16/2004 5:56:03 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
To: billorites
Bring a helmet. And something to breathe!
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posted on
01/16/2004 5:56:16 PM PST
by
VadeRetro
To: VadeRetro
Things are much more hospitable underground, where the Martians currently reside.
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posted on
01/16/2004 5:57:41 PM PST
by
ambrose
To: Physicist
Some hard science (FACTS), with a little explanation for us who are not scientists, would be greatly appreciated.
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posted on
01/16/2004 5:57:52 PM PST
by
LibKill
("Two crossed, dead, Frenchmen emblazoned on a mound of dead Frenchmen.")
To: ambrose
Robinson Crusoe on Mars, right? Starring Adam West (future Batman)!
To: ambrose
Los Angeles has air?
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:01:05 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: supercat
Well, people live in Llahsa, Tibet which is up around 18,000 feet. That's about the 500mb level. Half of the atmosphere is below them.
The problem is that it is necessary that the partial pressure of oxygen, which is only 21% of ambient pressure, be sufficient to force oxygen into the blood stream.
I think that the mid to upper teens is the practical upper limit for habitation. People have climbed to higher altitudes, but it isn't good for you. Not a good place to reproduce your kind.
Living on Mars, even in a pure oxygen environment, would be like living at about 300,000 feet on Earth.
Your blood would boil and you would die.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:03:06 PM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: VadeRetro
I'll happily volunteer to be one of the first colonists to Mars.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:03:30 PM PST
by
ambrose
To: billorites
Did you see what happened to Ahnold when he got a taste of the Martian atmosphere in Total Recall?
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:04:53 PM PST
by
ambrose
To: billorites
Bring a helmet.
Yes, I know what happened to Arnold when he slid down that hole until the atmosphere kicked in.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:07:46 PM PST
by
microgood
(Gollum.....Middle Earth's first lawyer.)
To: billorites
Everything needed is available at Academy or a SCUBA shop.
Then there is that pesky commuting problem.
To: VadeRetro
Robinson Crusoe on MarsI love that movie!
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:11:22 PM PST
by
dirtbiker
(Note to Dems: If Dean and Hitlery are the answer, it must've been one HELLUVA STUIPD QUESTION!)
To: humblegunner
The bigger challenge will be going to Titan.
But first let us tackle Mars.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:11:48 PM PST
by
ambrose
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