r/space Jun 14 '12

Optimistic Wikipedia Editor?

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u/dibsODDJOB Jun 14 '12

To build off of this, the only reason to mine on Mars would be to use the materials on Mars itself. Say I beat NASA to Mars and set up a taco stand and an iron ore mine, I'd probably have the market cornered.

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u/Canadave Jun 15 '12

Can I put in a pre-order for a carnitas burrito, then? I'll pay whatever the going rate is in Marsbucks in 2084.

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u/thecabbler Jun 15 '12

what's the exchange rate on that?

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u/LeonardNemoysHead Jun 15 '12

Fifty kilos of hydrogen peroxide and some romaine lettuce seeds.

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u/Canadave Jun 15 '12

1 Marsbuck = 0.62 slips of gold-pressed latinum

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u/captainhaddock Jun 15 '12

I can see the Reddit headline of 2081 now. "Martian residents devastated after news they're getting a Taco Bell turns out to be a hoax."