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I hope they like potatoes

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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant

I don't know if potatoes will grow on Mars (inside, of course), but Matt Damon's character lived on them for more than a year in "The Martian."

The billionaires who are talking about living on Mars have a few screws loose, in my opinion.


I hope they like potatoes

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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - snork They do. I recommend Kelly and Mark Weinersmith's book 'City on Mars' for its excellent summary of the million reasons we're not ready to go and live there. (It won a Hugo Award.)


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