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- inactive, on 04/18/2008, -0/+10I would go with the 'throw as much ***** to the wall and see what sticks' approach on this one. Collect all the different kinds of seeds you can find. Shuttle it to the moon and see which of them grows.
- bosssmiley, on 04/18/2008, -0/+9We have the technology to do crazy, fairy-tale, sci-fi crap like this?! We *have* to do it! How can we not and ever look in the mirror again?
"Sure, we could have explored the distant reaches of space. We could have flown through the outer darkness spreading light, life, beauty and wonder in our wake...but we couldn't be bothered." - rexona, on 04/18/2008, -0/+9First the marigolds then the chickens then the KFC's
- Chirp08, on 04/18/2008, -0/+6***** that, two words, BAT SYMBOL
- Spiderbrigade, on 04/18/2008, -1/+4I hope they're taking steps to address the effect of gamma rays.
- kublerross, on 04/18/2008, -1/+4Great, so in ~20years we will have corporations planning to decorate the moon in giant flower displays so the moon reads something like "ATT, watching over you" every night
- inactive, on 04/18/2008, -0/+3Back to the drawing board. Hopefully they'll gather enough info to manipulate the plant genes so it can survive on the Moon.
- Chirp08, on 04/18/2008, -0/+2yeah but god forbid one of those fatsasses walks into you on the moon, next thing you know your making an unwanted reentry into earth
- wunderdog, on 04/18/2008, -0/+2Would the study require Man-in-the-Moon marigolds or will any variety work?
- bosssmiley, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1Where do you think Triffids come from? ;-)
- tafdc, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1I wonder what the effect of gamma rays on this moon man's marigolds will be?
- jimmy17, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1And we wouldn't need to worry about obesity in the low gravity!
- Encablossa, on 04/18/2008, -1/+2http://www.w3bdevil.com/forums/Stupid-Internet_Pol ...
- tafdc, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1Every Triffid must have their Day...
- bosssmiley, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1seeding barren worlds with life != "Jackass"
- kocurejd, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1All I know is that I would eat the moon...but only if it were made of barbeque spare-ribs.
- KingGorilla, on 04/18/2008, -1/+2and when they all die what then?
- nydwarf, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1Why don't they just grow them in a garden here on Earth? Maybe they should just waste their efforts on curing cancer or something silly like that.
- Culyt, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1But we could get a species of Marigolds with super powers...
- Arghblarg, on 04/18/2008, -1/+1Aw, don't be such a spoilsport :). What about underground? Some Mars colonization plans include the idea of spraying a thin plasticized coating on the walls of underground chambers, made with mud-brick constructed with local soil, to seal them -- make them large enough, full of a variety of species and a self-sustaining ecosystem could be constructed. Granted we haven't mastered that yet, but the Biosphere project is trying to do just that (in domes, not underground, but similar ideas). Sure it would have to be a pretty large underground complex to sustain itself, but it's not impossible, just a matter of how much time, energy and resources we'd be willing to commit.
- JQP123, on 04/21/2008, -1/+1Just doing "crazy, fairy-tale" crap because "we *have* to do it" (i.e. without carefully considering the possible outcome) is exactly what Jackass is about.
- JQP123, on 04/18/2008, -1/+1"What about underground?"
What about sunlight? You know, the stuff needed for photosynthesis. And if you expose the plants to sunlight, you have to worry about blocking damaging radiation. And what about the cold temperatures and dust storms that can last for a long time on Mars? The lack of suitable atmosphere creates a multitude of very sticky problems.
The odds are definitely stacked against any sort of artificial bio-environment being able to sustain itself for any significant period of time. The money would be much better spent trying to protect and safeguard the environment that we already have here on earth. Building another one isn't going to happen for a very long time. - JQP123, on 04/18/2008, -1/+1Sure, you can probably grow marigolds on the moon, on Mars, even in the void of space if you spend enough time, effort and money to create and maintain a small, artifical, earth-like environment. For a while. So what's the point?
The more relevant question is can you ever create a self-sustaining environment on the moon where plants can grow themselves without external input over an extended period of time of say an eon or so? Ultimately, the answer is "no". This is not an opinion but rather the result of simple physics. The moon lacks the necessary size and gravity to hold an earth-like atmosphere in it's current orbit. - moisie, on 04/18/2008, -1/+1Marigolds are bad enough here, why ruin the moon as well?
- Emmo213, on 04/18/2008, -1/+1One Earth growing season may not correlate the same on the Moon. Infact we have no idea how long they would last until we try. But if we never try we'll never know.
- hardoff, on 04/18/2008, -2/+2where do they get the water from? and the carbon dioxide for the plants to photosynthesize? and without the birds and the bees, how will the plants set seed?
- johnvid, on 04/19/2008, -0/+0Growing Rubber Gloves on the moon, is this guy tripping or what
- JQP123, on 04/18/2008, -2/+1"We *have* to do it! "
Similar logic (or lack thereof) is employed by characters in the movie "Jackass" and the results speak for themselves. If you just "have to do it", then go ahead but it's definitely gonna hurt. - hardoff, on 04/18/2008, -1/+0serious...
marigolds are annual plants. they need to reseed every year.
so you spend billions of dollars to take them to the moon, plant them....and then they only survive 1 season.
...not to mention that you'd also have to take a heater over to keep them warm cos i heard it's kinda cold out there.
..and at the end of the day, no-one has even walked on the moon in nearly 40 years, so what's the point of having flowers there?
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