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Grammar Geek  +  268889 Mon, 18 Sep 06 05:30 PM

There is a HUGE difference between saying that there could be enough water on Mars to sustain the people who go THERE to explore or possibly even have a colony and saying that it's a practical solution to import water from Mars in enough quantity to sustain life back on Earth.

And yes, I do find the following comment provoking.

 Twister wrote:
By this process ,USA would make a fortune out of a natural disaster. Somehow,USA would appear as the patriot of that age,eventhough it is using the people to get the fortune it wanted ."

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Twister  +  269029 Mon, 18 Sep 06 11:03 PM

Hi Grammar Geek,please calm down and don't be so sympathized with your country"USA".

I am sorry about the thing that you called "provoke".

But I think  mine is a true and a real idea ,and as you know reality is better than dreams .

 

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FRANKLY SPEAKING  +  269073 Tue, 19 Sep 06 12:27 AM

The more interesting thing in this Forum that attracts me so much is the brilliant way and tips that the members follow when they discuss a topic, But in this one - as it is obvious - some people are almost having fight among each other, and It is noticeable how a few of them are trying to impose their viewpoints on the others.

I wish every one of us could offer his\her solution, try to convince the others and tell them what his\her evidences are. After all, we are here to get benefits from each other and improve ourselves without having strong ideas about anything, whatever it is.

And here I want to have my say, and give you my point of view. I don’t believe one hundred percent the idea of fetching water from another planet, and also I don’t find it impossible, because water will not last forever and there will not be life on Earth without water, that’s why scientists are trying to find out a method -if it is possible - to fetch water from another planet.

There is an American proverb says: where there is a will, there is a way.

And what is needless to say that our ancestors haven’t even thought about the Technology which we’re using now.

We are talking about solutions for the future generations not for us. So it would really be possible to fulfill this dream and make it come true. And I've read so many topics about this idea and how scientists are trying to make it possible, that’s why I don’t find it provoking and I don’t consider it as a dream, on the other hand I can’t say it is the ideal and the practical solution for our problem.

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I think the expectation to get water is basically from mars !Thinking [8-)]
Dew 2007  +  472040 Sun, 03 Feb 08 06:09 AM
We can't even reach Mars yet - to say nothing of bringing anything from there.
And the water from there will never be worth the fuel burnt to get it.
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The utopia  +  537050 Sat, 05 Jul 08 03:56 PM

Hi Dew 2007.

"May be water from there will never be worth the fuel burnt to get it", but it would be more valuable than the fuel when considering the human race that would survive by drinking it ….

 

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