Centrist, progressive, radical optimist. Geophysicist, R&D, Planetary Scientist and general nerd in Winnipeg, Canada.

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  • Yeah, it’s way worse in vehicles haha. I have an aftermarket entertainment system in my 2006 Matrix – it has three modes: Daytime colours (bright), nighttime colours (dark blue but still bright), and screen off. Highway driving at night means the only real option is screen off. I otherwise really like the system, but it seems like a huge oversight. It seems that none of the developers of these things ever actually test them in nighttime driving/working conditions.








  • Yes, but again, if we are doing this only to shed it into space (on a terraformed mars), then we are importing it to Mars to reduce the total load bearing capacity of the solar system in the future.

    Furthermore, you have to spend the colossal amounts of energy to move atmospheres worth of nitrogen around the solar system.

    There is a small irony that nitrogen is currently used as gas thrusters for rockets. We’re dumping earth’s nitrogen into space already, granted in very very small amounts. But harvesting the earth’s atmosphere for nitrogen would be very bad in the longer term if done in bulk.