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What if we teleported the oceans to Mars? (www.youtube.com)
submitted 4 weeks ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/xkcd@lemmy.world
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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 18 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I love that Randall updated the graphics with new maps including Insight, Tianwen (Zhurong), Perseverance, and... Matt Damon.

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The amount of money the US governemnt has spent rescuing Matt Damon from things is staggering.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey!, China also helped in the Martian!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 weeks ago

I find it funny how "we don't have a spare booster" seemed like a realistic plot point at the time. Given today's launch market, it seems silly that their only options were "expropriate a booster meant for a Saturn probe" or "beg China for help".