Nasa launches $1M competition to turn Mars CO2 into sugar

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Post by bochoh » Wed, Sep 05, 2018, 3:37 PM UTC

Nasa launches $1M competition to turn Mars CO2 into sugar
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Re: Nasa launches $1M competition to turn Mars CO2 into sugar

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Post by umvi » Wed, Sep 05, 2018, 3:51 PM UTC

I was going to suggest we should hold competitions for turning Earth's CO2 in sugar as well, but then I remembered you can just plant seeds.

Re: Nasa launches $1M competition to turn Mars CO2 into sugar

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Post by fhood » Wed, Sep 05, 2018, 3:52 PM UTC

umvi wrote: post #2

I was going to suggest we should hold competitions for turning Earth's CO2 in sugar as well, but then I remembered you can just plant seeds.

I was going to ask about the availability of oxygen and sunlight.

Re: Nasa launches $1M competition to turn Mars CO2 into sugar

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Post by rm_-rf_slash » Wed, Sep 05, 2018, 4:06 PM UTC

umvi wrote: post #2

I was going to suggest we should hold competitions for turning Earth's CO2 in sugar as well, but then I remembered you can just plant seeds.

I think it was a sleight-of-hand move by NASA to spur the development of decarbonizarion technologies.

Re: Nasa launches $1M competition to turn Mars CO2 into sugar

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Post by pkhagah » Wed, Sep 05, 2018, 4:10 PM UTC

umvi wrote: post #2

I was going to suggest we should hold competitions for turning Earth's CO2 in sugar as well, but then I remembered you can just plant seeds.

And wait millions of years for that plants to turn in to coal and oil, drill oil for $$$

Re: Nasa launches $1M competition to turn Mars CO2 into sugar

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Post by sidibe » Wed, Sep 05, 2018, 4:11 PM UTC

rm_-rf_slash wrote: post #4

umvi wrote: post #2

I was going to suggest we should hold competitions for turning Earth's CO2 in sugar as well, but then I remembered you can just plant seeds.

I think it was a sleight-of-hand move by NASA to spur the development of decarbonizarion technologies.

Good point, this would be a great way to present it without triggering some people's political reactions to the topic.

Re: Nasa launches $1M competition to turn Mars CO2 into sugar

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Post by LeifCarrotson » Wed, Sep 05, 2018, 4:11 PM UTC

fhood wrote: post #3

umvi wrote: post #2

I was going to suggest we should hold competitions for turning Earth's CO2 in sugar as well, but then I remembered you can just plant seeds.

I was going to ask about the availability of oxygen and sunlight.

Oxygen? Don't you mean water?

Most plants need some oxygen for the root network, but photosynthesis produces an excess of oxygen and doesn't require it to run.

Re: Nasa launches $1M competition to turn Mars CO2 into sugar

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Post by agumonkey » Wed, Sep 05, 2018, 4:11 PM UTC

umvi wrote: post #2

I was going to suggest we should hold competitions for turning Earth's CO2 in sugar as well, but then I remembered you can just plant seeds.

Terafactory: largest single block solar powered organic plant

Re: Nasa launches $1M competition to turn Mars CO2 into sugar

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Post by lawlessone » Wed, Sep 05, 2018, 4:14 PM UTC

rm_-rf_slash wrote: post #4

umvi wrote: post #2

I was going to suggest we should hold competitions for turning Earth's CO2 in sugar as well, but then I remembered you can just plant seeds.

I think it was a sleight-of-hand move by NASA to spur the development of decarbonizarion technologies.

if they outright said it was something to with helping the environment Donald would have them cancel it.

Re: Nasa launches $1M competition to turn Mars CO2 into sugar

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Post by soperj » Wed, Sep 05, 2018, 4:14 PM UTC

Definitely thought this was going to be about the Mars Bar factory CO2 output, which would have been cool if they could reuse that in the product they're making.