NEWS: Sailing to Mars (Or Something Like It)

I'd have no problem doing something like this. I've always done well being alone. Give me some books, music , fishing pole and I'd be good. Hell, having a lady with me would make it even easier. Getting to share the time with her, see things some people will never see and enjoy the solitude and beauty of it all, piece of cake.

I have to agree that personality type plays a major factor in the ability to survive long isolation with your sanity intact. Some people can handle it easily, others don't know what to do without others around or tons of things to do.

Hey, his Trillian is a Queens girl too!


Just sayin'...

Imagine getting your land legs back after 3 years at sea...

Seriously though, that thought got me wondering about something else. Say these people that go to Mars, or Stowe and his missus, adjust to these conditions and everything goes well. I think one of the hardest aspects would be to readjust yourself on returning; it'd be more difficult than adjusting to the isolation I reckon. Not to mention the physical readjustments... 3 years in zero gravity would requite a LOT of rehabilitation.

there was a solution to this problem proposed in the documentary "The Mars Underground" which everyone should watch if you are interested in traveling to Mars.

The idea was this; have a counter weight attached to the main capsule. this counter weight would be teethered to the capsule with a length of cable and have propulsion engines on it. these engines would be fired and cause the main capsule to rotate thus creating gravity via centrifugal force. one of the main problems with this idea is how to keep the capsule on course while it is rotating through space, but the problem is at least being addressed. i always thought the Babylon 5 aproach of having an an inner rotating core surrounded by a nonroatating outer core would work as well, but the ship would be huge and possibley have to be constructed in space...

seriously though, watch the Mars Undergound, or google it. is has a lot of interesting ideas.

I am a professional adventurer as well...I spent half a day with the girl in a make up store....damn, what an adventure!

The fatal flaw of this "study" is that it does not include a detailed investigation into the mechanics of Zero-G buttsecks.

Did you check out the CD? Another lady he was supposed to travel with, though I don't know if it's the same journey.

I'm guessing this dude it pretty... interesting!

I come here to ogle at beautiful naked tattooed young ladies and find stuff like this...fuck Jello Biafra or whatever the hell his name is...your stories blow minds, I love the stuff you post...

Of course, you realize that you've given me the perfect excuse to post one of my most fa-vor-ite things in the whole universe...

1000 days on a boat? He must be tugging along a crapload of food and water.

1,000 days stuck on a ship with Nixon could be an educational experiance.
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You think maybe this was just an excuse to take a really long vacation? How do you come to be a professional adventurer, anyhow?