Very Short Chat: What Law Would You Break on Mars?
Christine and Kelly talk about what law they would break on Mars.
Kelly Conaboy: this is good
Do Earth Laws Apply To Mars Colonists?
Kelly: what earth law would you most want to break on mars
Christine Friar: “Their activities on Mars shouldn’t interfere with activities of others in space,” says von der Dunk.
Christine: immediate space rivalry
Christine: they egg the space station
Kelly: we’re at war now
Christine: you know a mars astronaut
Christine: would bully
Christine: a non mars astronaut
Christine: what law would i break hm
Kelly: “Currently, if you want to launch a rocket into space, you have to ask the government for permission.”
Kelly: this seems crazy
Kelly: hard to break that law though
Kelly: catch-22
Christine: We’re supposed to avoid contaminating the celestial bodies that we explore, according to the Outer Space Treaty. Not only does that mean ‘don’t spread trash all over the solar system,’ but it’s generally interpreted to mean ‘keep your microbes to yourself,’ too.
Christine: it is prob illegal
Christine: to fart on mars
Kelly: wow
Kelly: illegal to kiss a mars alien
Christine: wow
Christine: that is how i would break the law
Christine: kiss every alien i met
Kelly: me too 🙂
Alex Balk: so was matt damon breaking the law when he shit on those potatoes?
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