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[Inuhanyou]

Don't we need like, something way faster than current space travel provides to make something like this even feasible? I mean its not as if we're going to be going the way of mass effect, and finding some errant alien space trash that we can reverse engineer and just happens to speed up our own rate of technological growth.

 

[Oriel]

Send children on the first trip to Mars?! Who the fuck are these people?

 

[The Chef]

First question had me interested, second question had me turn off the stream.

Then you missed a great 3rd question.

 

[chrizzz09]

"Are you prepared to die? Ok, you got the job!"

Lol

 

[Tugatrix]

you can take a dump on mars, how relieve I am

 

[superdeluxe]

Be better audience.

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Third questiom should have been "what way does the water flush"

 

[Laurentius]

Don't we need like, something way faster than current space travel provides to make something like this even feasible? I mean its not as if we're going to be going the way of mass effect, and finding some errant alien space trash that we can reverse engineer and just happens to speed up our own rate of technological growth.

Did you watch the stream? It's something like a 80 - 110 day trip. Mars isn't that far.

 

[Guy.brush]

So we had
"who should be carrying the light for humanity?" asked after
"what about mars toilets?"

 

[mrklaw]

Surprised he didn't talk about sending probes/robotic initial missions to look at setting up fuel processing on mars or delivering supplies ahead of any humans going. You wouldn't send anyone out there unless you knew you could fuel a return trip.

Although I guess they could send some tankers out there if necessary

 

[red731]

But what the fuck this.

 

[andycapps]

"Give it up for Elon!" Wtf is up with these questions.

 

[superdeluxe]

Send children on the first trip to Mars?! Who the fuck are these people?

Honestly, outside of the children part.I think the question about who should be on that flight is legit.

Ugh. Comic book guy though. COME ON PEOPLE.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Hahaha what

 

[Alexlf]

Seems like we are alternating between "good question" and "crazy person".

 

[RaySpencer]

Then you missed a great 3rd question.

Damn, haha.

Oh well, I have things to do anyway!

 

[Oriel]

And that's me out. Christ what a bunch. Musk should have done this unveil at the company HQ in Hawthorne where preferably non-stoned people were allowed in.

 

[subrock]

90 fucking days? WHAT

this is the kind of thing you can do when you have refueling in orbit.

 

[TyrantII]

No.

Mars lacks an EM field, thus any attempt to create a new atmosphere will be futile. Solar waves would destroy whatever we terraformed.

Millions vs billions is an order if magnitude.

Terriforming mars and building it's atmosphere back up would make it habitable for human time scales, and thus cost effective.

Essentially, the sun will swallow earth as well, but its not a reason to move off the planet just yet. Likewise we could make mars semi-habitable for timescales well beyond our own written history.

 

[Hale-XF11]

Is there a Minecon nearby or something?

 

[Disxo]

"I think its relatively minor"
Huhhhhh, I need to research a little bit more.

 

[TheOMan]

Some of these people on the mic are cringeworthy. Yikes.

 

[Grenouille]

next question someone will be trying to give Elon their mixtape

 

[TrumanBurbank]

Seems like we are alternating between "good question" and "crazy person".

Alternating between regular human and Trump supporter

 

[Kelsdesu]

Artificial field?

 

[Fersis]

Is there a Minecon nearby or something?

Dang.
This got me.

 

[Oriel]

Honestly, outside of the children part.I think the question about who should be on that flight is legit.

Ugh. Comic book guy though. COME ON PEOPLE.

Legit question, stupidly asked. Though I do wonder the way things are going at the moment with SLS will SpaceX be first with humans instead of NASA.

 

[blu]

No.

Mars lacks an EM field, thus any attempt to create a new atmosphere will be futile. Solar waves would destroy whatever we terraformed.

Artificial magnetic field, said the man. I was about to propose it myself ; )

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Waiting for "Elon, Hillary or Trump"

 

[Barnaby_Jones]

next question someone will be trying to give Elon their mixtape

That's how we melt the polar caps and kickstart the terraforming.

 

[Kelsdesu]

Artificial magnetic field, said the man. I was about to propose it myself ; )

How?

 

[jmdajr]

So no actual scientists in the audience?

 

[Disxo]

Goddamn

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Yeah lets go nationalities now lol.

 

[superdeluxe]

Hire Russians!

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

How?

A dynamo.

 

[TheOMan]

Come on Cohaagen - give these people air!

Edit: Hahaha - Putin wants in on SpaceX.

 

[Tacitus_]

How?

Though the scale would need to be massive.

 

[Epsilon-delta]

Artificial magnetic field, said the man. I was about to propose it myself ; )

Engineering beyond what we currently have at the moment and for a long time at that imo.

 

[androvsky]

Though the scale would need to be massive.

Scale is the problem.

 

[andycapps]

Elon, why do you hate non-Americans? Ironic question considering Elon wasn't born in the US.

Okay what? Michael Cera?

 

[Woorloog]

How?

Superconducting cable "kite" between the sun and Mars. Instant mag-shield.

Or something like that.

 

[superdeluxe]

JESUS.

Funny or Die. WTF?

Michael Cera.

Guy in the background *STOP*

 

[dkeane]

What the fuck is with these questions?
Seriously.

 

[Laurentius]

What the fuck is this person talking about

 

[red731]

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[Killthee]

This audience.

 

[Xrenity]

These questions man, what the fuck.

Just people wanting to promote their own shit.

This funnyordie guy ;(

 

[CoolOff]

Funny or Die? What the fuck are these questions.

 

[Ozium]

wtf @ these questions lol