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minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·10 months agoGetting to the sun is actually really, really hard since you have to decrease orbital velocity by a ton. I think guillotines are a much more economical solution. With that being said, I’m still onboard with giving it a shot in the name of science.
minus-squareZron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoOne way trip to mars. They can have one inflatable habitat with life support, one years supply of food, and some staple crop seeds. Use their billion to pay for the launch. Let the billionaires set up the colony or die on a cold barren planet. Either way we’ve solved a problem.
Getting to the sun is actually really, really hard since you have to decrease orbital velocity by a ton. I think guillotines are a much more economical solution.
With that being said, I’m still onboard with giving it a shot in the name of science.
One way trip to mars.
They can have one inflatable habitat with life support, one years supply of food, and some staple crop seeds.
Use their billion to pay for the launch. Let the billionaires set up the colony or die on a cold barren planet.
Either way we’ve solved a problem.