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A few thousand colonists
re: A few thousand colonists
gbaikie
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2/29/2008 11:37:22 PM
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I think probably about 4 trillion.
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Apparently we have only 872 years
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gbaikie
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2/29/2008 4:50:04 PM
We'll be OFF Planet by then
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carl
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2/29/2008 6:02:03 PM
A few thousand colonists
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Raoul
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2/29/2008 6:59:19 PM
Depends upon the environment, I'd guess.
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Bowser
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3/1/2008 12:01:08 AM
Frozen Embryos and sperm and eggs
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carl
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3/1/2008 3:06:32 PM
re: A few thousand colonists
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gbaikie
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2/29/2008 11:37:22 PM
It's happened with only a few hundred many times.
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Lee
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2/29/2008 9:40:21 PM
Of course, same atmosphere, same G force, same food, water, trees...same planet!
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Raoul
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2/29/2008 9:57:35 PM
Which is why it'll happen again.
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Lee
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2/29/2008 11:35:45 PM
re: Which is why it'll happen again. - Good grief, that's sad.
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Marcia
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3/1/2008 5:22:40 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.