Pilgrims and Martian Explorers | StarTalk

a common analogy that people like to

a common analogy that people like to make is that if you are the first colony

make is that if you are the first colony

make is that if you are the first colony on Mars that’s kind of like the pilgrims

on Mars that’s kind of like the pilgrims

on Mars that’s kind of like the pilgrims coming from Europe to the new world you

coming from Europe to the new world you

coming from Europe to the new world you know you’re not going back so you’ve got

know you’re not going back so you’ve got

know you’re not going back so you’ve got your loved ones your possessions a

your loved ones your possessions a

your loved ones your possessions a competent ship commander let’s go

competent ship commander let’s go

competent ship commander let’s go but there’s a fundamental difference

but there’s a fundamental difference

but there’s a fundamental difference between being the first Europeans to the

between being the first Europeans to the

between being the first Europeans to the new world and being the first earthlings

new world and being the first earthlings

new world and being the first earthlings to Mars the difference is when the

to Mars the difference is when the

to Mars the difference is when the Europeans landed in Plymouth Rock or

Europeans landed in Plymouth Rock or

Europeans landed in Plymouth Rock or wherever else on the east coast of the

wherever else on the east coast of the

wherever else on the east coast of the United States and they stepped off of

United States and they stepped off of

United States and they stepped off of their ship onto the land they could

their ship onto the land they could

their ship onto the land they could breathe the air that the trees in the

breathe the air that the trees in the

breathe the air that the trees in the new world were made of wood so that if

new world were made of wood so that if

new world were made of wood so that if they damaged their ship they can repair

they damaged their ship they can repair

they damaged their ship they can repair it the fruit though it was exotic to

it the fruit though it was exotic to

it the fruit though it was exotic to them was entirely edible and if it

them was entirely edible and if it

them was entirely edible and if it wasn’t edible they get sick and they

wasn’t edible they get sick and they

wasn’t edible they get sick and they learned not to eat it and try the

learned not to eat it and try the

learned not to eat it and try the different fruit and by the way many of

different fruit and by the way many of

different fruit and by the way many of them died we don’t talk much about how

them died we don’t talk much about how

them died we don’t talk much about how many pilgrims died not only on the

many pilgrims died not only on the

many pilgrims died not only on the voyage over but in the first year or two

voyage over but in the first year or two

voyage over but in the first year or two that they arrived they were dying even

that they arrived they were dying even

that they arrived they were dying even though they were still on earth so to

though they were still on earth so to

though they were still on earth so to say let’s go to Mars and that’s

say let’s go to Mars and that’s

say let’s go to Mars and that’s analogous to the pilgrims know because

analogous to the pilgrims know because

analogous to the pilgrims know because you got to bring your oxygen you got to

you got to bring your oxygen you got to

you got to bring your oxygen you got to bring your water you got to bring your

bring your water you got to bring your

bring your water you got to bring your food pretty sure there aren’t monsters

food pretty sure there aren’t monsters

food pretty sure there aren’t monsters that will attack them or that they’re

that will attack them or that they’re

that will attack them or that they’re gonna voyage off the edge of the

gonna voyage off the edge of the

gonna voyage off the edge of the universe

universe

universe or other fear factors plus we’ve been to

or other fear factors plus we’ve been to

or other fear factors plus we’ve been to Mars with robots so the unknown unknowns

Mars with robots so the unknown unknowns

Mars with robots so the unknown unknowns are are significantly diminished I

are are significantly diminished I

are are significantly diminished I wouldn’t mind going to Mars but just to

wouldn’t mind going to Mars but just to

wouldn’t mind going to Mars but just to visit

visit

visit I like earth I can I can breathe its air