Biological Activity on Mars 489
visination.com writes "Recent ground based observations of Mars have confirmed the presence of water and methane. The 300 year life time of methane on Mars is short, giving scientists reason to beleive that Mars may be biologically active." From the article: "Every one of these longitudes shows a very substantial enhancement in the equatorial zone...So this is a very intense source of methane on Mars in this region. It also requires a very rapid decay of methane...more rapid than photochemistry would allow..."
Late-breaking news: (Score:5, Funny)
K'breel, speaker for the Council, stressed that there was no cause for alarm:
When challenged by pro-life activists present at the conference, who asserted that the invaders were living beings just as we are, and that we did not have the right to arbitrarily exterminate an entire species, K'Breel replied tersely:
Has to be said... (Score:0, Funny)
There it is..No, there it is! (Score:5, Funny)
Why does it feel like our scientists are just chasing after the wind when it comes to the search for life on Mars?
Methane (Score:5, Funny)
methane, biological life, etc... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Late-breaking news: (Score:5, Funny)
Indeed (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Late-breaking news: (Score:5, Funny)
I hope the deductible is reasonable.
Re:Maybe... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Late-breaking news: (Score:4, Funny)
by 'our' I mean your, and my 'your', I mean not mine.
This has been found on other planets too (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Terraforming (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Late-breaking news: (Score:5, Funny)
Biological life on mars --> fossils --> oil
therefore, I give Dubbya 5 days to declare a war on Martian WMD's, terrorism, or being anti freedom. And hey, if the above news about the asteroid comes to light, he'll have a 50% strike rate on invading for legitimate reasons!
Activity (Score:3, Funny)
Re:There it is..No, there it is! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Just Curious (Score:5, Funny)
Dang... (Score:3, Funny)
Methane in the equatorial zone? (Score:3, Funny)
I believe I may have the solution! If you'll kindly lower your nose to my personal equatorial zone, and pull my finger gently, I'll show you what I mean...
Re:Just Curious (Score:5, Funny)
Not yet, but it might after the next major revision. From here [bible.org]:
I bet they could slip in something about life on Mars during the next revision.
Half Life??? (Score:5, Funny)
Soy-forming (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Just Curious (Score:3, Funny)
Re:To stupid scientists (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Late-breaking news: (Score:2, Funny)
Re:methane, biological life, etc... (Score:4, Funny)
let me be the first to say (Score:2, Funny)
Wrong, (Score:4, Funny)
"I for one welcome our new Terra-ist overlords!"
1. Build Mars colonial Mission
2. Begin Terra-izing Mars.
3. ????? (Encase resident Martian lifeforms in epoxy souvenir blocks)
4. PROFIT!
Woo hoo I found step three!
Re:Late-breaking news: (Score:5, Funny)
Nah! After Mars is reduced to a giant, radioactive Christmas tree ornament it will turn out that the above letter was a "misinterpretation" by the "intelligence" community.
It will come to light that the actual letter said:
"A disease has wiped out most of our male population. Mars needs geeks to insure the survival of our species, and our women are HOT! Them pulp novel covers? Phhhhhhhhbt! You ain't seen nothin' yet, Earth nerd. Because our need is so pressing and so great we have converted an asteroid into a transport ship and will be sending it right over. Fill it up with everyone who knows how to root, if you know what I mean."
Oops.
KFG
Re:Late-breaking news: (Score:5, Funny)
"Someone tell the editors it's not April fools anymore" (+3, Funny)
"It's a dupe! Doesn't Taco read his own site?" (+2 Insightful)
"I paid subscription rates for *this*?!" (+1 Insightful)
"DUPE!!!" (-1, redundant)
"I, for one, welcome our new Martian overlords" (+3, Funny)
"Slashdot has gone really downhill lately, don't they check their sources?!" (+1 insightful)
and while they chatter away, the Martians will take over the world and kill everyone.
Or something.
Re:Just Curious (Score:5, Funny)
Sound like a close encounter to you?
Sounds like Pimp My Chariot, Ezekiel style...
Bible XP (Score:5, Funny)
Overload! (Score:2, Funny)
First draft of "Frankenstein" (Score:3, Funny)
DR. FRANKENSTEIN stands over the lifeless form of THE MONSTER. THE MONSTER is strapped to a gurney, with electrical apparatus attached to various points on his body.
[Lightning Crashes]
Medium shot: DR. FRANKENSTEIN looks skyward, raises hands, imploring.
DR. FRANKENSTEIN: "Give
timothy
all the proof of life I need (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Late-breaking news: (Score:1, Funny)
Re:This has been found on other planets too (Score:2, Funny)
LEELA: I don't get it.
PROFESSOR FARNSWORTH: I'm sorry, Fry, but astronomers renamed Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all.
FRY: Oh. What's it called now?
PROFESSOR FARNSWORTH: Urectum.
Re:Late-breaking news: (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Cows (Score:3, Funny)
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Oh, no. I'm not falling for that one again.
Re:Terraforming (Score:2, Funny)