Thought this was funny

[Real World]

Gotta hand it to those NY papers. They do come up with some funny front pages.

Today's NY Post:

[Pujo]

It's a Rupert Murdoch paper, it's basically Fox in print.

[Holy Diver]

actually the funniest part is at the bottom:

"Water on Mars...Amazing Photos"...yet they choose to pring the amazing photoshoped monkey picture instead.

[Real World]

Originally Posted by Holy Diver

actually the funniest part is at the bottom:

"Water on Mars...Amazing Photos"...yet they choose to pring the amazing photoshoped monkey picture instead.

I would think that the situation in Iraq is a tad more important than some scientists thinking there's water on Mars.

[Real World]

Originally Posted by Pujo

It's a Rupert Murdoch paper, it's basically Fox in print.

Oh I know, I just thought it was funny is all.

[wistahpatsfan]

Originally Posted by Real World

I would think that the situation in Iraq is a tad more important than some scientists thinking there's water on Mars.

In the grand scheme of things, water on Mars is much more important to the human race.

[QuiGon]

Originally Posted by wistahpatsfan

In the grand scheme of things, water on Mars is much more important to the human race.

In the grand scheme of things, water on Mars doesn't matter to the human race one iota. It is not a planet suitable for colonization - despite what you may read in your 1950's sci-fi magazines.

Don't get me wrong... the existence of water on Mars would indicate there is probably life on Mars would be a big discovery scientifically... but it wouldn't affect our lives one bit....

[Pujo]

Originally Posted by QuiGon

It is not a planet suitable for colonization - despite what you may read in your 1950's sci-fi magazines.

Ok, politics is opinion, but science is something I feel more than qualified to argue with you about. NASA considers Mars to be a good target for future colonization, and its plan to build a permanent base on the moon is, in part, being done so we can get the necessary experience to build one on Mars. NASA thinks that CO2 generators set up on Mars could create a greenhouse effect and warm the planet. If there's water, it could be broken up into hydrogen and oxygen.

Check out The Case For Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must by a Robert Zubrin, a scientist.

[Holy Diver]

Originally Posted by QuiGon

In the grand scheme of things, water on Mars doesn't matter to the human race one iota. It is not a planet suitable for colonization - despite what you may read in your 1950's sci-fi magazines.

Don't get me wrong... the existence of water on Mars would indicate there is probably life on Mars would be a big discovery scientifically... but it wouldn't affect our lives one bit....

The confirmed discovery of water on a planet in our solar system would be the greatest story up to this point in human history. It affects space exploration, calls out religion, and puts our planet into perspective. Most importantly, the discovery of life on another planet makes us all take a step back and understand that we are actually all on the same team. Team Earth.

Opposition to a fake war is very insignificant compared to human existance, and its place in the universe.

[Real World]

I'm sorry guys, but as interested in science as I may be, and I am a very interested soul when it comes to that stuff, the Mars story is not more important than the ISG's report being released. People don't care about Mars. People do care about Iraq. People are dying in Iraq, there are no people on Mars. You guys might consider it as "the greatest discovery in human history" (excuse me for a moment while I catch my breathe ) but I'm pretty positive that the rest of the population doesn't.