BF2S Forums Colonizing the Moon?

SuperSlowYo wrote:

isnt the moon made of cheese... would rent be cheaper on the darkside of the moon? is that where all the riff raff would go?... this topic is too amusing i cant take it serious i appologize

They laughed at the notion the world was round........absurd huh?

Ooo look, the shadows on the rocks all go the same way on the artists impression....  thought they were supposed to look like a spotlight is shining on them from about 30 metres away?

deeznutz1245 wrote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16871258/
Interesting. We all knew it was coming in our lifetime, building structures on the Moon that is, but how far do you think it will go? Is it feasable or possible to have a small town or even a society on the Moon? That would be further in the future obviously, if at all but what do you guys think?

Hotels?? WTF are you gonna do on the moon? Live in a bubble?

deeznutz1245 wrote:

SuperSlowYo wrote:

isnt the moon made of cheese... would rent be cheaper on the darkside of the moon? is that where all the riff raff would go?... this topic is too amusing i cant take it serious i appologize

They laughed at the notion the world was round........absurd huh?

sort of.. its all about knowledge.. i mean i dont really think the moon is made of cheese.. i just still cant get over the classic jokes associated with it.. on a more serious level if we did colonize the moon we better brush up on our solar and other alternative power sources.. the moon just seems to close.. its like moving out of your parents house to live above the garage kinda deal

we're whalers on the moon!
we carry a harpoon!
but there are no whales,
so we tell tall tales,
and sing a whaling tune!

They BETTER put an amusement park on the moon!!!

Uuh moon, i can see little Jimmy with his dog.. their running around, ooh what a nice scenery, but WAIT! whats that, ITS A METEORITE! *splash* too bad Jimmy's parents will never find the corpse deep in the crater..

that was stupid.. i go sleep. Full Moon O_o

In the future The Moon will be the ultimate prison!!!!!!

I SENTENCE YOU TO LIVE ON THE MOON FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!!!

So there is going to be a society alright!!!!

It´s gonna be a society of scum and H4x0rs!!!! And yes, Cannabis is going to be legal there!!!!
But you must try to grow it on the surface of the moon by yourself...
No one is going to escape, they will stay there and watch down on us players.
No guards, who the fuck would like to guard on the moon, what would they guard BTW???
They would have to survive by doing all the work by themselves!!!!

That is the future of the moon!!!!!!

And everyone must agree with me because i want you to do it!!!!

Ubersturmbannfuhrer wrote:

In the future The Moon will be the ultimate prison!!!!!!!

You thought getting out of Camp Delta was hard.... just wait until you get shipped to Moon Camp Alpha without a trial!  How much do you think a lawyer will charge to make a visit that far?

deeznutz1245 wrote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16871258/
Interesting. We all knew it was coming in our lifetime, building structures on the Moon that is, but how far do you think it will go? Is it feasable or possible to have a small town or even a society on the Moon? That would be further in the future obviously, if at all but what do you guys think?

Physiological problems posed by being in space will have to be overcome before we consider sending civilian colonists to other planets/moons. Need the gravity, need the right amount of radiation, need certain levels of bacteria and you need to be able to protect yourself from other hazards posed by space. Losing a ship is one thing...an entire colony is quite different.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2007-02-01 17:13:20)

Bubbalo wrote:

$10 says ATG links to an article about Muslim fundamentalists taking over the moon.

$10 says you derail before the fourth reply.....................I win!

Last edited by usmarine2007 (2007-02-01 17:58:20)

DesertFox423 wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFthZbWG4Ds

"The moon belongs to America, and anxiously waits the arrival of our Astro-Men."

That is completely inaccurate.

Here's how it will really happen:

We're whalers on the moon!
We carry a harpoon!
But there ain't no whales so we tell tall tales
And sing a whaling tune!

Futurama > Simpsons

Bubbalo wrote:

The biggest restriction on time would probably be physiological, relating to the effects of weightlessness.  .

Somebody didn't listen in Physics classes. The Moon has a full 1/6G of gravity, so it's not weightlessness at all, merely low gravity.

Also, they wouldn't legalise cannabis on the moon. Burning ANYTHING would use up precious oxygen.


I predict they'll simply build the bases as geodesic domes buried under a layer of regolith (the proper term, because 'soil' means something full of life, it's not on Earth, and it's thicker than dust but not quite rock) to protect against the solar wind.
We have the technology, it's just a matter of getting the stuff up there. And from the moon, it's a short step to Mars, where we can start terraforming. (Or, for a quick and dirty approach, we can start terraforming FIRST, by repeatedly nuking the icecaps with multi-megaton warheads to get the water airborne. Yet another use for nukes, along with launching spacecraft, digging holes, damming rivers, carving harbours, dropping on people you don't like, and creating post-apocalyptic wastelands for Mel Gibson to drive around in.)