Current Events > The idea of floating colonies on Venus makes me nervous.

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It's one of the common solutions thrown around in regards to human habitation on Venus, since it's so hellish that terraforming the planet is nigh-impossible. The upper atmospheres have temperatures mild enough for humans to survive, so there have been proposals for floating settlements in perpetual flight above the Venusian clouds.

That's fine and all, but then you think of the event of the systems keeping the colony afloat failing somehow. Maybe there's a glitch in the system, or some outside force damages it. One concept has the use of giant balloons, which could be easily punctured. Any of that happens, and then it's a race against time to evacuate as many people as possible to a safer colony before the failing one sinks completely into the literal hell below the clouds, with an atmospheric pressure many times that of Earth's.

...I'd take my chances with Mars, TBH. At least I'd have solid ground.
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yea Mars is a safer bet I agree

uh

how about we colonize the moon first before we worry about colonies on Venus
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@Coffeebeanz
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never heard this but it sounds cool
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lol just don't go in the first wave future generations that have this decision to make
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no different than an earthquake or tsunami killing a HECK LOAD of people
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Someday, we'll terraform Venus completely and the sinking colony disasters will be in history books.
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This is why Mars is the place to be, though the Moon will be of use if we ever figure out fusion.

It'd be like Bespin
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will it be run by lando calrissian
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

uh

how about we colonize the moon first before we worry about colonies on Venus

Who said that we didn't?

SSJCAT posted...

never heard this but it sounds cool

It is until one day you're minding your own business, when you hear a blaring alarm telling all inhabitants to evacuate.

SoundNetwork posted...

no different than an earthquake or tsunami killing a HECK LOAD of people

And Mars wouldn't be without its dangers, either. But like I said, having solid ground as opposed to essentially a planet-sized sea of fire makes a huge difference.
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