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    US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars

    What's the Worst that Could Happen on a Fake Mission to Mars?

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    Image of geekgrrl geekgrrl
    11/09/09

    In reply to US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars
    ah, the Mars Opposition. I remember those days.. waiting in the trenches on Phobos, shotty at the ready.. the moment I saw that Cyberdemon, I knew I had to get the hell outta Dodge. #mars
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    11/09/09

    @geekgrrl: So you're the one who ran. the entire flank rolled up that night, and we lost the 3rd and the 4th. I still lie awake at night, screaming. #mars
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    Image of 0kami 0kami
    11/08/09

    In reply to US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars
    So funny that it was Amherst College that did this. Though considering that we now have an Extraterrestrial Studies course at Hampshire, maybe they should hand us over the reins the next time Mars comes back. #mars
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    11/08/09

    In reply to US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars
    This totally begs for an alternate history novel. #mars
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    11/08/09

    @Chip Overclock: Does short story count, because I'm already submitting this bitch. #mars
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/08/09

    @Chip Overclock: It's yours man, I'll vouch that it was your idea. #mars
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    11/08/09

    @lostarchitect: Ideas are cheap. The value is in the execution. #mars
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    Image of Dresan Dresan
    11/08/09

    @FiletOfBaby: To where do you submit short stories? #mars
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    11/09/09

    @Chip Overclock: With a possible tie-in to the 15 years' later War of the Worlds radio broadcast. #mars
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    11/09/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Excellent! #mars
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    11/08/09

    In reply to US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars
    i never got why we assume that alien life would use technology compatible with ours. #mars
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    11/08/09

    @GreyHammer: Politeness. #mars
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    11/08/09

    @GreyHammer: Its the best way to communicate with a race that is determined not to take Global Warming, economic depression and pollution for an answer. Next thing will be giving humanity messages via our iPhones. There really is an app for everything. #mars
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    Image of gallahad gallahad
    11/08/09

    @GreyHammer: Considering how prevalent electromagnetic radiation is across the universe, it's not a crazy assumption. And radio frequencies are a pretty good subset of the spectrum (easy to make, low power, good permeability, etc). Of all of the things we assume other life will be like us, I think this as a mode of long-range communication is a pretty safe assumption. #mars
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    Image of bookwench bookwench
    11/08/09

    @GreyHammer: physics... #mars
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    Image of nagumi nagumi
    11/08/09

    In reply to US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars
    Well sure we didn't hear anything. The Martians were only listening as well. Someone should have SAID something. #mars
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    10/22/09

    In reply to What's the Worst that Could Happen on a Fake Mission to Mars?
    no tv and no beer make Homer something something.... #marsmission
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    Image of delusionsofgrandeur delusionsofgrandeur
    10/23/09

    @Bootknife-Jackson: "go crazy?"

    "dont mind if I do!!!" #marsmission
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    10/24/09

    @delusionsofgrandeur: let's ALL go crazy! #marsmission
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    10/22/09

    In reply to What's the Worst that Could Happen on a Fake Mission to Mars?
    If I had a science background and could take a kindle loaded with at least 75 books I would do it in a heartbeat. But I like quiet and isolation, always have, so I could be a freak or something. #marsmission
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    Image of Anekanta - Space Hippy! Anekanta - Space Hippy!
    10/22/09

    In reply to What's the Worst that Could Happen on a Fake Mission to Mars?
    I can just imagine it now: "Mars mission 1, can you give me a reading?"

    "Well, mission control... The party went into a level 5 dungeon and was attacked by a beholder... rolling D20 to hit now..." #marsmission
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    10/22/09

    @Anekanta: Because no conflicts have ever started in a game of D&D. #marsmission
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    Image of Anekanta - Space Hippy! Anekanta - Space Hippy!
    10/22/09

    @OW-Holmes: Bringer of Fear: Oh, I wasn't precluding that possibility.

    Someone gets mad because the DM is railroading or some jerk is being a munchkin, or worse, the mission runs out of mountain dew... there are many ways for gaming to go wrong.

    But at least they could scratch that "boredom" problem off their list :) #marsmission
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    10/22/09

    @Anekanta: I think it would evolve past the board or whatver (never played D&D) and they would use the dice to just act the whole thing out. #marsmission
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    Image of edosan edosan
    10/22/09

    In reply to What's the Worst that Could Happen on a Fake Mission to Mars?
    I think you're missing the bigger point here.

    There's a place called "The Russian Institute of Biomedical Problems."

    That is a great name. "So Yuri's going in, huh? What's he got?"

    "Oh, he has some biomedical...problems." #marsmission
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    Image of Tracy Ham and Eggs Tracy Ham and Eggs
    10/22/09

    @edosan: That was my first reaction as well. They kick our ass at naming things. They have Ministers too.. #marsmission
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    10/22/09

    In reply to What's the Worst that Could Happen on a Fake Mission to Mars?
    I am going to head over and see if I qualify. The only thing that could make this more awesome is if it were a real mars mission. #marsmission
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    Image of RoboBagins RoboBagins
    10/22/09

    In reply to What's the Worst that Could Happen on a Fake Mission to Mars?
    If I volunteer can I take my game consoles and my backlog of unfinished games? And it would be cool if I could get review copies of games that aren't out yet.

    Seriously 520 days. I could learn a new language. Get in shape. Get really lazy and put on 30 pounds and then get in shape again. Read the greek classics. Learn how to code...

    Seriously, if I could take anything as long as it couldn't connect me to the outside world I would be fine.
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    Image of disatess disatess
    10/22/09

    In reply to What's the Worst that Could Happen on a Fake Mission to Mars?
    Why can we here in the U. S. or Britain to this test , in fact why the hell haven`t we done it already . #marsmission
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    Image of Shaftoe Shaftoe
    10/22/09

    @disatess: You have obviously never seen The Outer Limits #marsmission
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    10/22/09

    @Shaftoe: I`m talking for real , I know we had dome experiment way back .... and it was pretty much a failure, But I mean really to an experiment involving all harsh possible conditions on mars ,

    and use as training, but do it here . #marsmission
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    Image of Shaftoe Shaftoe
    10/23/09

    @disatess: Actually the best possible place to do it for real would be in Antartica. Develope a self sustaining pod of some sort that would allow the participants to get out for 30 days to explore around and perhaps find their habitat only to crawl back into the pod for the return trip. #marsmission
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    10/27/09

    @Shaftoe: very cool idea #marsmission
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    10/27/09

    @Shaftoe: that is very cool idea #marsmission
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    Image of mipakr mipakr
    10/22/09

    In reply to What's the Worst that Could Happen on a Fake Mission to Mars?
    Solutions:
    -beard growing contest
    -coloring books
    -tamagotchi/furbie
    -reality show from within #marsmission
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    10/22/09

    @mipakr: who can get the cute female scientists , see if can get internet from mars . #marsmission
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    10/22/09

    In reply to What's the Worst that Could Happen on a Fake Mission to Mars?
    Cabin Fever!
    [www.imdb.com] #marsmission
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    Image of orbital1 orbital1
    10/22/09

    @Ruthless, If you let me: Space Madness! #marsmission
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    Image of Anekanta - Space Hippy! Anekanta - Space Hippy!
    10/22/09

    @orbital1: It's MY chocolate ice cream bar! Ever since I was a little child, people have been trying to take it away from me. Why can't they just leave us ALONE?! #marsmission
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    Image of The Ultimate Tea Cup The Ultimate Tea Cup
    10/22/09

    In reply to What's the Worst that Could Happen on a Fake Mission to Mars?
    The worst thing that could happen on a fake mars mission?

    You stick it out thinking you can leave at any time, but when you can't take it anymore and try to leave you find out that you were really sent to Mars! #marsmission
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    Image of Agent355 Agent355
    10/22/09

    @The Ultimate Tea Cup: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! #marsmission
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    10/22/09

    @The Ultimate Tea Cup: Nicely done. #marsmission
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