Ronn!Blankenship wrote: > 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 > I hear they are changing the name to Urasshole. It is easier to pronounce correctly.
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