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Kotya

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42. Sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson

Fri Sep 11, 2015, 10:58 AM

Sep 2015

In his book, 2312, talks of terraforming Venus with a giant sun shield and crashing some of Saturn's small, ice moons on to the surface to lower the temperature and make oceans.

Anyways, if we wait 1.5 billion years, Mars will be quite comfortable thanks to an expanding sun.

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Elon Musk Says It's Time To Nuke Mars [View all] Blue_Adept Sep 2015 OP

While we still haven't figured out how to stop anti-terraforming Earth. n/t arcane1 Sep 2015 #1

No, but interestingly enough, what is bad for Earth would be good for Mars. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #17

We could send Trump for a trip. That gasbag should be large enough! nt. Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #23

Bad idea, didn't anyone learn from when NASA bombed the moon? Rex Sep 2015 #2

You're a Martian sympathizer, aren't you? n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #3

No not at all (one has a laser pistol aimed at my back) they just get a bad wrap. Rex Sep 2015 #4

Ack ack ack ack ACK! saturnsring Sep 2015 #5

YODle! Yodel for your life! csziggy Sep 2015 #48

What was the problem with the Moon bombing? gvstn Sep 2015 #7

It didn't work. Rex Sep 2015 #8

Who doesn't love fried cheese? leveymg Sep 2015 #9

The arrogant Lunamen had it coming. AngryAmish Sep 2015 #12

We had to strike first NBachers Sep 2015 #30

Are you just stringing us along? frylock Sep 2015 #25

here's a trip into the way-back machine of the bizarre. Enjoy! Javaman Sep 2015 #11

That thread just never gets old. Dr. Strange Sep 2015 #14

it truly is the never ending gift. LOL Javaman Sep 2015 #16

Thanks! That was an EPIC thread! Rex Sep 2015 #18

I knew before I looked it had to be the shoot the moon thread. lonestarnot Sep 2015 #21

Warren DeMontague was just killing it! frylock Sep 2015 #29

We BOMBED the moon??? PatrickforO Sep 2015 #27

check out the answer here Javaman Sep 2015 #36

Colbert agreed once Musk told him about the Martian Bears. yellowcanine Sep 2015 #6

just got back from Venus olddots Sep 2015 #10

Uranus smells worse Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #13

But how do you feel about Uranus as a whole? whatchamacallit Sep 2015 #45

Green and gassy, to be sure Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #47

Only billionaires will ever, if ever, leave this planet. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #15

And John Galt will lead the way. Kablooie Sep 2015 #19

Oh don't kid yourself. Those turds already have a bunch of arks. They got it figured out. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #28

I don't think my post showed i am kidding myself. If it can happen at all, billionaires will be the WinkyDink Sep 2015 #35

But what if we can rid the planet of telephone sanitizers, middle managers, etc. longship Sep 2015 #31

He did not say that! lonestarnot Sep 2015 #20

But, he did acknowledge that he is a supervillian. mucifer Sep 2015 #32

Well his other wacky ideas seem to work out ... DirkGently Sep 2015 #22

What the world wants to know is, where is Elon's Musk for men? Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #24

I preferred guiding comets so that they collide with Mars, adding water, hydrocarbons, and other Agnosticsherbet Sep 2015 #26

Sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson Kotya Sep 2015 #42

I remember the book. Agnosticsherbet Sep 2015 #46

The context of the interview is important davidpdx Sep 2015 #33

Yes that is what he said. lonestarnot Sep 2015 #34

Well, yeah Blue_Adept Sep 2015 #39

Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy PufPuf23 Sep 2015 #37

I loved those books when they started coming out Blue_Adept Sep 2015 #38

I had no idea that there was to be a TV series. PufPuf23 Sep 2015 #41

I hadn't scrolled down yet to read your post Kotya Sep 2015 #43

Mr. Show had that idea back in 1995. Initech Sep 2015 #40

fuck Mars Bucky Sep 2015 #44