Can anyone tell me what's the facination with planet Mars? It seems like every other month, NASA is sending robotic pieces of metal out to mars. Yeah, it's fly and all that but what are they really doing up there? My sense of conspiracy theorism leads me to believe they either found some kind of gold, oil or life form that's just waiting to be enslaved.
From what I understand, Mars is either too hot or too cold for humans and the air there isn't right for breathing either. So what gives? Is there something on Mars that we don't know about? I'd think so. If I were a betting man, I'd put my money on rich folks trying to high tail it out of here.
I can see it now--a feature story will run in The Robb Report talking about the peace and tranquility you can find only on Mars. The tanning is great, there's plenty of land that's waiting to be exploited and if you want, you can bring your Mexican housekeepers and landscapers. That is, if the Martians aren't willing to work for less. Plus, by the time the land is ready to occupy, British Airways would have announced non-stop flights to Mars.
In the interest of not trying to sound like a total downer, a new life on Mars would have it's good points. Jay-Z or Sean Combs will announce some sort of low level involvement with a Martian colony. Vegans will find some way to make Martian dirt edible and animal rights activists will have some other animal to whine over.
Somehow, the trade-off still doesn't seem worth it. Someone call up NASA and have them put the manager on the phone. They've got some answering to do.
-The Blackspot