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In response to "scientists discover 3 potentially habitable planets a short 40 light years from Earth -- (link)" by dj fingerblazt

Both Mars and Venus are in the "Goldilocks Zone" and yet neither is habitable. But these 3 planets, 40 light years away? Sure... -- nm

Posted by Mop (aka Rburriel) May 2 '16, 11:45

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Mars can be made habitable. -- nm - TWuG May 2, 11:50 8
- What people keep failing to realize re: terraforming is not about oxygen or climate, it's about a magnetic field. Mars doesn't have one. -- nm - Mop May 2, 12:04 5
  - yeah, magnets bitch! -- nm - dj fingerblazt May 2, 12:07
  - Yet. - TWuG May 2, 12:06
  - dude, magnets are easy to make -- nm - decline May 2, 12:06 2
    - We should make a movie where we drill to the planet's core and reactivate the magnetic field. -- nm - Mop May 2, 12:11 1
      - all you need is a really big battery and some copper wire - easy peasy -- nm - decline May 2, 12:12
- Total Recall is a roadmap -- nm - Beaker May 2, 11:50 1
  - An extra boob for everyone! - TWuG May 2, 11:51
Hey, we're batting 1/3 so far... -- nm - Ender May 2, 11:47
how do you know they are not habitable? -- nm* - decline May 2, 11:46 1
- Scientists can't rule it out! -- nm - Mop May 2, 11:48
jesus, not everything has to be perfect -- nm - dj fingerblazt May 2, 11:46 1
- Go check it out for us. -- nm - Mop May 2, 11:47

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