Don’t even get me started on all the space junk we’ve already left orbiting around…gah, most recently a tool box but supposedly that will burn up some time soon
Whenever I hear those futurists talking about changing other planets to make them more habitable for Earth life, I wonder why they don’t first practice on Earth. Why change another planet’s climate when you haven’t figured out how to change yours back yet?
Maybe we’ll create a mini-black hole to dispose of all our junk. But since our species doesn’t think about the consequences of its actions, it’ll probably malfunction and absorb the entire planet, and that will be the end of us.
Ever look out the widow when flying across the country. The forests, plains, and mountains that are virtually untouched dwarf the cities. In my lifetime (70 years) we have reduced pollution to an amazing extent. Yes, we need to and will do better, but there is so much unspoiled land to enjoy if you get away from the cities.
I think before we start dumping stuff on the moon, we’ll figure out profitable ways to mine our big deposits of trash and junk. I think some landfills have already tapped into the methane being produced. I see lots of stuff that could be recycled (or even repaired, maybe easily) sitting out on the curb with the trash. Some people go around picking up salvage, but I think there’s potential for a lot more of that sort of thing if it were properly organized.
The Moon has a lot of aluminum ore. We should pile up trash on one side while we mine the ore from the other side. We need to keep the mass of the moon the same so it maintains a stable orbit.
We need technologies that will disassemble trash into constituent atoms without causing pollution. Recycling efforts are insufficient for the amount of trash we produce
This is a swell opportunity to tout A City on Mars, the most recent book from Zach Weinersmith (creator of “Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal”, which fortunately comes out far more frequently than just Saturday mornings) and his wife, college professor Kelly Weinersmith. It take a realistic view of space settlement and the very real problems it will encounter. Available at fine bookstores everywhere. Or you could order it directly from the cartoonist’s website: acityonmars.Com
Just wondering about the garbage. There used to be a waste disposal plant in Southern California I’m sure that burned everything and had scrubbers for the exhaust that caught everything. Late 70’s early 80’s I think. Still there ? I seem to remember another one in the South ? It worked then, why wouldn’t it work better now with newer technology ? Pretty sure I haven’t gone completely mental about this ?
When is someone gonna finally invent that back to the future car that runs on waste? It could be a game changer, not to mention make someone a lot of money.
sirbadger 6 months ago
Eventually, mining quarries will outnumber craters.
Astronut 6 months ago
On the Moon, craters have already won.
Bilan 6 months ago
Too bad they can’t go back to Earth. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos put up so many satellites, there’s no space left to get through.
wmwiii Premium Member 6 months ago
Reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw once: EARTH FIRST (We can destroy the other planets later)
enigmamz 6 months ago
Just throw it at the Sun!
saobadao 6 months ago
Don’t even get me started on all the space junk we’ve already left orbiting around…gah, most recently a tool box but supposedly that will burn up some time soon
Cornelius Robinson Premium Member 6 months ago
His helmet swivels
c001 6 months ago
I’d choose Venus – built-in burning.
STEPUP 6 months ago
A funny cartoon, but also a cautionary tale!!!
Imagine 6 months ago
There’s quite a bit of junk on the moon already.
Cornelius Noodleman 6 months ago
I hang out at the dump and explore whenever I can.
mr_sherman Premium Member 6 months ago
Wait until they reach Uranus.
Someone was going to mention it.
HidariMak 6 months ago
Whenever I hear those futurists talking about changing other planets to make them more habitable for Earth life, I wonder why they don’t first practice on Earth. Why change another planet’s climate when you haven’t figured out how to change yours back yet?
wi3leong Premium Member 6 months ago
A good point that makes zero sense literally.
PraiseofFolly 6 months ago
The Lunar Flea Market: When the moon is a harsh mare-mess.
DaleMcNamee 6 months ago
Where’s WALL-E ?
phritzg Premium Member 6 months ago
Maybe we’ll create a mini-black hole to dispose of all our junk. But since our species doesn’t think about the consequences of its actions, it’ll probably malfunction and absorb the entire planet, and that will be the end of us.
Pointspread 6 months ago
Reminds me of the cartoons by Cobb.
boydjb47 6 months ago
Ever look out the widow when flying across the country. The forests, plains, and mountains that are virtually untouched dwarf the cities. In my lifetime (70 years) we have reduced pollution to an amazing extent. Yes, we need to and will do better, but there is so much unspoiled land to enjoy if you get away from the cities.
DaBump Premium Member 6 months ago
I think before we start dumping stuff on the moon, we’ll figure out profitable ways to mine our big deposits of trash and junk. I think some landfills have already tapped into the methane being produced. I see lots of stuff that could be recycled (or even repaired, maybe easily) sitting out on the curb with the trash. Some people go around picking up salvage, but I think there’s potential for a lot more of that sort of thing if it were properly organized.
Can't Sleep 6 months ago
Maybe we should set up a “Sea of Tranquility” preserve, and rope off the Apollo 11 landing site for tourists.
sandpiper 6 months ago
Is one of those junkers the one that was launched?
For a Just and Peaceful World 6 months ago
Google: Mount Trashmore
1953Baby 6 months ago
This is NOT funny. . .
HOTLOTUS1 6 months ago
if there was something sooo valuable on the moon, we would have made many more trips to it than 2
SusieB 6 months ago
This will definitely happen.
robhanold 6 months ago
NASA at work.
ragsarooni Premium Member 6 months ago
Massive amounts of space junk floating around in space…..Great plastic garbage dump floating around in the Pacific…..all courtesy of HUMANKIND‼️
gregcomn 6 months ago
Wall-E?
JediSQL Premium Member 6 months ago
The Moon has a lot of aluminum ore. We should pile up trash on one side while we mine the ore from the other side. We need to keep the mass of the moon the same so it maintains a stable orbit.
mindjob 6 months ago
We need technologies that will disassemble trash into constituent atoms without causing pollution. Recycling efforts are insufficient for the amount of trash we produce
marilynnbyerly 6 months ago
If it weren’t so expensive, we’d be doing that already.
flying spaghetti monster 6 months ago
there is helium-3 on the moon needed for nuclear fusion both reactors and bombs
Drbarb71 Premium Member 6 months ago
Humans…sigh.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 6 months ago
Most of it belongs to DIET SMITH
The All-Hearing Aye 6 months ago
Still waiting for the invention of the real (non-Calvin-based) matter transmogrifier, so all our Earthside landfills suddenly become useful.
cupertino jay 6 months ago
naah, global warming will be the end of us. signed, old fort
ericlscott creator 6 months ago
Sadly funny.
mistercatworks 6 months ago
The Moon is one of those places where we are more likely to take stuff away (mining) than leave things behind.
cracker65 6 months ago
Humans are evil by nature
compostman Premium Member 6 months ago
For those of us of a certain age – this was the premise of Space 1999.
Richard S Russell Premium Member 6 months ago
This is a swell opportunity to tout A City on Mars, the most recent book from Zach Weinersmith (creator of “Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal”, which fortunately comes out far more frequently than just Saturday mornings) and his wife, college professor Kelly Weinersmith. It take a realistic view of space settlement and the very real problems it will encounter. Available at fine bookstores everywhere. Or you could order it directly from the cartoonist’s website: acityonmars.Com
leemorse9777 6 months ago
Just wondering about the garbage. There used to be a waste disposal plant in Southern California I’m sure that burned everything and had scrubbers for the exhaust that caught everything. Late 70’s early 80’s I think. Still there ? I seem to remember another one in the South ? It worked then, why wouldn’t it work better now with newer technology ? Pretty sure I haven’t gone completely mental about this ?
Drgnslr Premium Member 6 months ago
What would the country look like without landfills? The few that are around my area near Seattle don’t take up much space at all.
Buoy 6 months ago
When is someone gonna finally invent that back to the future car that runs on waste? It could be a game changer, not to mention make someone a lot of money.
anomaly 6 months ago
I forget. Why is consumerism good again?
6turtle9 6 months ago
Some people dine and dash. The human race does more of a trash and dash.
keenanthelibrarian 6 months ago
Whoa .. that’s some rubbish tip!
jensensteve165 6 months ago
And destroy it as well…
awgiedawgie Premium Member 6 months ago
Add too much mass to the moon, and you’ll wreak havoc with the tides here on earth. Or worse, bring the moon crashing into the earth.
Teto85 Premium Member 6 months ago
Beam me up, Scotty. There’s no intelligent life down here.
lindz.coop Premium Member 6 months ago
Looks a lot like earth.
fairportfan 6 months ago
Lookin’ at the beer cans on the moon
bakana 6 months ago
There is an old Filk song where the entire solar system ends up inside a Dyson Sphere composed almost exclusively of discarded candy wrappers.