Re:Tesla Cybertruck
by iamcreasy on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:44PM
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I don't think you'll need hard exterior on Mars. Instead you need protection from extreme weather.
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Re:Tesla Cybertruck
by NickNameNick on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:48PM
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You don't even need that. Mars' atmosphere is very thin. Windspeeds can be extreme but there is so little mass being moved that the generated forces are pretty minimal.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck
by newnewpdro on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:55PM
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Are you saying the wind storm that stranded Whatney in The Martian was inaccurate?
So much for that book being well researched...
It's been noted again and again. The author also has stated multiple times that this was a deliberate inaccuracy for story purposes.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck
by CamperBob2 on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:35AM
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Supposedly that's about the only technical liberty they took. The rest is said to be pretty realistic.