At 09:54 PM Wednesday 8/17/2005, Robert Seeberger wrote:
Kevin Street wrote:
> Kevin Street wrote:
>>> One thing I wonder about though that isn't addressed by this
>>> research is the importance of symbiotic bacteria and little
>>> one-celled critters in soil. Your average handful of dirt is
>>> teeming with microscopic life, so it would be kind of a shock
>>> to the system to put one of these new, toughened plants
>>> directly into martian "dirt" (or dust, or whatever). The
>>> plant wouldn't have any other organisms around to help it
>>> out, which might make it harder to survive.
>>
> Robert Seeberger wrote:
>> And they might get lonely!
>>
>> xponent
>> Mars is A Lonely Desert Maru
>> rob
>
> Yeah, they might act all tough and well adapted, but they'd still be
> lonely inside and pining for companionship. How can we nip this
> problem in the bud?
>
> Maybe little chip size radio transmitters could be buried with each
> plant. They say that houseplants grow better when Beethoven is
> played, but what composer would be best suited for Mars?
>
Holtz, of course!
xponent
Bringer Of Fertilizer Maru
Wouldn't that be Uranus?
Bringer Of Sophomoric Humor Maru
-- Ronn! :)
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