What should we do with the moon?

[Visulth]

Apparently the moon contains lots of Helium-3 which is a rare energy source. So in short I'd mine the moon and become even more filthy rich.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium-3

 

[Lyri]

Spoiler: I love this image

Totally do that with it.

 

[disfunkybob]

I'd blow it to pieces, to give the earth rings, and then I'd pull Pluto over near us, and make it our new moon.

Won't be disrespecting Pluto now will ya?

Sounds like a downgrade on the heavenly bodies scale. Planet to a dwarf planet to a satellite? Pluto don't get no respect.

 

[RavingPenguin]

I dont know. As it is now, the moon is vital to our ecosystem here on earth. Adding mass may throw off our tidal schedule, so mass colonization may be out. Then again harvesting resources from in would decrease its mass, again affecting the earth. I say we leave it as is and admire it when we take that special girl out for a date.

sorry but if every single human went to the moon we would scarcely be able to measure any change. i seriously doubt we would. but you never now how precise scientific instruments are...

We wouldnt just move people, we'd have to build the idiots skyscrapers and transport, not to mention the bio-sphere we would have to create. That coupled with resource extraction might change things quite a bit. Though we will probably never know.

 

[Olikunmissile]

It's made of cheese, EAT IT!

 

[RavingPenguin]

Spoiler: Or something like this, since Im a romantic bastard.

 

[historybuff]

Put a space station on it. With fuel and moon 7/11s and all sorts of snazzy things.

 

[Cabisco]

One must consider these three points:

1. Can I have sex with it?
2. Can I eat it?
3. If I can't shag it or eat it, then why should I tolerate it's existence?

I'll get the missiles ready.

I don't think i can really improve on this, it's exactly what i'm thinking. At a stretch i guess i could ride the missiles to the moon Dr. Strangelove style.

 

[HardRockSamurai]

I'd blow it to pieces, to give the earth rings, and then I'd pull Pluto over near us, and make it our new moon.

Won't be disrespecting Pluto now will ya?

Sounds like a downgrade on the heavenly bodies scale. Planet to a dwarf planet to a satellite? Pluto don't get no respect.

Also, Pluto is essentially a giant ice cube with a crusty surface, so if we did bring it closer to us, it would either freeze our asses off, or melt, and then crash into us.

I say we build a death star instead. Who's with me?

 

[Phenakist]

or we could send all those layabouts leeching off the governments to the moon so the credit crunch will be crunched

 

[walls of cetepedes]

I would build a giant laser on it to turn it into a doomsday super weapon and then use it to take over the world.

But that's just me.........

Would you name it the Alan Parsans Project?

 

[barryween]

I think we should blow it up!
oh wait, that would just cause horrible tide issues...
Colonize it!

 

[Mordwyl]

Conceal a gigantic space station capable of transforming into a more powerful mech version of itself. Wait that might have been done already... Ah well.

 

[teisjm]

... I say we leave it as is and admire it when we take that special girl out for a date.

Or take that special girl for a date ON the moon, now that would be awesome.

Or we could use it for volley-ball, beach style.
I've always wonderes how the "jiggle physics" would work in a low gravity enviroment (yeah I know, i'm nerdy and horny)

 

[Scobie]

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[Warwolt]

I'd build the evil genius university on its dark side

 

[grimsprice]

I dont know. As it is now, the moon is vital to our ecosystem here on earth. Adding mass may throw off our tidal schedule, so mass colonization may be out. Then again harvesting resources from in would decrease its mass, again affecting the earth. I say we leave it as is and admire it when we take that special girl out for a date.

sorry but if every single human went to the moon we would scarcely be able to measure any change. i seriously doubt we would. but you never now how precise scientific instruments are...

We wouldnt just move people, we'd have to build the idiots skyscrapers and transport, not to mention the bio-sphere we would have to create. That coupled with resource extraction might change things quite a bit. Though we will probably never know.

yeah thats why we use resources on the moon. NASA is already throwing ideas around about a moon base. using water ice on the surface and silica in the sand and such... as if we aren't spending enough money doing awesome shit that isn't really helpful.