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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

Simulations suggest only 22 people are required to start a colony on Mars

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Simulations suggest only 22 people are required to start a colony on Mars

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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago
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A team of computational social scientists at George Mason University has found via simulations that 22 people is the minimum number needed to start a human colony on Mars. The group has posted a paper describing their simulation on the arXiv preprint server.
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    Ok. Fine. I’ll go.

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      deleted by creator

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        I hope y’all like rocks. Lots and lots of rocks.

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          Jesus Christ Marie, They’re Minerals!

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            I understood that reference.

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      What if Elon is coming with you and is declared supreme leader of Mars?

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        We simply kill the king.

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          BBQ!

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        He goes in the other rocket. The one going to the Sun.

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        Elon wants to charge people for air they breathe, where did i hear that one?

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          They can pay in rocks.

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            I was kinda shooting for Total Recall movie ( old one atleast )

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        If he wants to be supreme leader of Mars, he can be so… outside the colony station… without a space suit.

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