These people applied to go to Mars

Re:These people applied to go to Mars by SCAQTony on Saturday May 04, 2013 @10:42PM (#5657259)

I suggest that death row inmates be selected for the "Mars One" mission. These inmates are the most practiced at being forcibly confined in a hopeless environment and would be the most inspired individuals to make a death sentence into a life sentence. Australia is a de facto example.

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Re:These people applied to go to Mars by mostly_harmless on Sunday May 05, 2013 @01:17AM (#5657514)

Then again, throwing a whole bunch of murderers into a can with no authority figures to referee is bound to end badly

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Re:These people applied to go to Mars by Samuel_Michon on Sunday May 05, 2013 @06:18AM (#5658003)

So true, before you know it, they start building cars like these: http://blogs.motortrend.com/from-there-to-here-57-years-of-h...

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Re:These people applied to go to Mars by claudius on Sunday May 05, 2013 @10:11AM (#5658373)

I’d say that ‘we won’t surivive if we kill each other’ is a pretty strong authority figure.

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Re:These people applied to go to Mars by scotth on Sunday May 05, 2013 @05:13AM (#5657914)

Just send the guards too.

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