Tonight, NASA's Curiosity rover touches down on Mars
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[QUOTE=Boaraes;37096532]Looks like 5 hours and 47 minutes left. I have barely seen anyone talk about it on my Facebook. I can't even begin to understand why people don't care or even KNOW about this.[/QUOTE]
I'm the only person who knows about this on my FB, except my friend whom I just recently informed him about the rover.
It's sad, really. Such big human accomplishments and no one even knows about it or cares.
Fuck I really wanted to watch this, but it's at 7:30 am :/
[QUOTE=Boaraes;37096532]Looks like 5 hours and 47 minutes left. I have barely seen anyone talk about it on my Facebook. I can't even begin to understand why people don't care or even KNOW about this.[/QUOTE]
Because there's no advertising? Its not like its a movie where the adverts and commercials are everywhere you turn your head. And for that matter, its not like its particularly exciting either.
[QUOTE=Clementine;37096629]Because there's no advertising? Its not like its a movie where the adverts and commercials are everywhere you turn your head. And for that matter, its not like its particularly exciting either.[/QUOTE]
Pretty sure it's big enough headlines to be plastered over the [I]relevant[/I], credible media such as science magazines. Somewhat goes to show the majority of people are just not turned on by SCIENCE.
[QUOTE=Clementine;37096629]Because there's no advertising? Its not like its a movie where the adverts and commercials are everywhere you turn your head. And for that matter, [b]its not like its particularly exciting either.[/b][/QUOTE]
Speak for yourself. I'm going to stay up to watch it (1 am).
Would be cool if they find an underwater environment and it had some life-forms in it.
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;37096708]Pretty sure it's big enough headlines to be plastered over the [I]relevant[/I], credible media such as science magazines. Somewhat goes to show the majority of people are just not turned on by SCIENCE.[/QUOTE]
Pretty much. I'm personally not angry that it's not mainstream news. The majority aren't interested in science - it's not like it's the first man on Mars or the first Martian colony. If people weren't interested in those last two then I'd be pretty pissed off, though.
[QUOTE=MrEndangered;37097018]Pretty much. I'm personally not angry that it's not mainstream news. The majority aren't interested in science - it's not like it's the first man on Mars or the first Martian colony. If people weren't interested in those last two then I'd be pretty pissed off, though.[/QUOTE]
Apparently they're going to be broadcasting NASA TV on the big screen at Times Square, though. Force feeding it to the general public.
This is great, not sure if I should stay up tonight to see how it goes.
[QUOTE=Chernarus;37095983]I dont really like the idea of leaving radioactive material randomly on some planet.. but I guess this is good. The mechanism is super complicated so it has a good chance of failing.
EDIT:
Dumb because I want to preserve.[/QUOTE]
No, but because you're ignoring Cosmic radiation.
Not sure what they are expecting to find on Mars..
Uggh, I'm so tired. But I wanna stay up to watch this. What do I do?
[QUOTE=Gekkosan;37097502]Not sure what they are expecting to find on Mars..[/QUOTE]
That's the essence of exploration. We don't know what were going to find.
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;37097598]Uggh, I'm so tired. But I wanna stay up to watch this. What do I do?[/QUOTE]
Same here, dunno what to do. It's 4 am.
3am here.. so fucking tired.
almost outta red bull hnghhhhhhh
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;37096708]Pretty sure it's big enough headlines to be plastered over the [I]relevant[/I], credible media such as science magazines. Somewhat goes to show the majority of people are just not turned on by SCIENCE.[/QUOTE]
Well exactly? Yeah some people are turned on my science, but that's not...everyone, just like how not everyone is turned on my certain movie genre's, its just personal taste, not ignorance or stupidity like some may imply.
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[QUOTE=Gnomical;37096718]Speak for yourself. I'm going to stay up to watch it (1 am).[/QUOTE]
I likely would too, its cool to me, but I'm just speaking for the general peoples
This is like 8 AM where I live, I am staying up for this shit.
Even if it's just a simulation that I can watch, I can only witness shit like this rarely.
[QUOTE=Gekkosan;37097502]Not sure what they are expecting to find on Mars..[/QUOTE]
Women with 3 tits.
3:18am, normally I'd be dropping off to bed in about 2 hours but NASA are screwing me over.
[QUOTE=Dav0r;37097832]3am here.. so fucking tired.
almost outta red bull hnghhhhhhh[/QUOTE]
Pussy double wuss.
[QUOTE=Swebonny;37097999]Pussy double wuss.[/QUOTE]
4:28 - staying up like MSL intended me to stay up.
[QUOTE=Kendra;37098091]4:28 - staying up like MSL intended me to stay up.[/QUOTE]
GMT+1 master race.
I feel bad for staying up and I feel bad for going to bed.
I have no idea what to do hnnng
[QUOTE=Dav0r;37097832]3am here.. so fucking tired.
almost outta red bull hnghhhhhhh[/QUOTE]
04:32 here. tell me about it
5:33, GMT +3 wizard race
Science doesn't have time for sleep.
[QUOTE=Swebonny;37098113]GMT+1 master race.[/QUOTE]
du vad kompis
norway/sweden is gmt+2 now
Unless its the science of sleep...
[QUOTE=Honesty;37098184]du vad kompis
norway/sweden is gmt+2 now[/QUOTE]
That's only because of summer times, even Greenwich is Greenwich Mean Time +1.
[QUOTE=OvB;37098180]Science doesn't have time for sleep.[/QUOTE]
Will it count if I dream about science?
