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
@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
@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
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.
@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
@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
@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
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
put some good image quality cameras there and show on tv. And you can get your new cable show. And yes I think that people would still watch other people doing nothing for hours. #marsmission
I agree with the final point from Suedfeld. A 520 exploratory mission in extreme conditions would test the bounds of teamwork and survival skills in a much more applicable way than "Real World: Fake Mission to Mars." #marsmission
No one's ever been able to tell me; do they ever have sex on the ISS? I remember in Stranger in a Strange Land they specifically chose a bunch of married couples to keep that issue taken care of, but it didn't work. #marsmission
@ThisDudeRufus: I think officially it has never happened. That's all we know. Maybe it did and they kept it quiet, maybe it really hasn't happened, but we don't honestly know. #marsmission
@ManchuCandidate: Seems like the kind of thing requiring a test with all those biomedical sensors on you 24/7. You know, to see how the body reacts differently in space. #marsmission
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"dont mind if I do!!!" #marsmission
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"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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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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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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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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and use as training, but do it here . #marsmission
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-beard growing contest
-coloring books
-tamagotchi/furbie
-reality show from within #marsmission
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[www.imdb.com] #marsmission
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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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No nookie in space so far. Kinda hard to do with all those biomedical sensors on you 24/7. #marsmission
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