How settling Mars could create a new human species

Re:How settling Mars could create a new human species by NickBusey on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @12:39PM (#12902243)

So, while no one can actually claim the land, if they land a bunch of habitat shaped 'space objects' on the surface, it is still under the jurisdiction of the country that launched them. Sounds like a loophole? "We don't claim this land, it's just covered with a city sized grouping of space objects that we do claim."

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Re:How settling Mars could create a new human species by SixSigma on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @01:38PM (#12902762)

Dispatcher: Hello 911

Caller: Someone just broke into my space pod.

Dispatcher: Ok, I'll send someone right over, should be with you in 6 months or so.

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Re:How settling Mars could create a new human species by dmytrish on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @02:58PM (#12903423)

Add several hours of delay between phrases.

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Re:How settling Mars could create a new human species by wongarsu on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @01:29PM (#12902679)

Or just unfold a big plastic sheet on mars, and claim sovereignty over that plastic sheet.

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