Did you have a severe case of acidity or the bloating the last time you had that tasty but spicy and maybe tangy snack!
Well, you can do many things but I am sorry to say that you may not be able to go to space! So if you have booked that ticket to Mars via SpaceX, you may want start the refund process before your next snack!
Apparently there are many who want to go and live on Mars!
NASA wants to send humans to the red planet by 2030, and SpaceX wants to get there even sooner, with plans to have people there by 2024!
When I wrote this line in 2021! I had hope!
Now it is 2025 and since as far as I know, no one has reached or started living in Mars; I am sorry to say as the flight announcer in the airport; due to unavoidable circumstances, you flight to Mars is delayed!
Mars is a favorite theme in Hollywood, with movies like The Martian and this year’s Life exploring what we might find once we finally reach our celestial neighbor, but most of them aren’t addressing the biggest questions — once we get there, how will we survive long-term?
In fact most of the Aliens when our thought process was limited to our solar system were called or Known as Martians!
Now you must also understand that the atmosphere of Mars is mostly carbon dioxide, the surface of the planet is too cold to sustain human life, and the planet’s gravity is a mere 38% of Earth’s!
Plus, the atmosphere on Mars is equivalent to about 1% of the Earth’s atmosphere at sea level! Of course these are the challenges on living on Mars! But the issue is the travel! Even if you get business class seats, it is no fun ride in space!
There are numerous challenges to eating in space and low gravity conditions! The biggest challenge is not only to eat but also the the primary issue of getting the food from the package into astronaut’s mouth!
Over long periods in space, muscle mass and bone density can decrease by up to twenty per cent. This loss may not hinder astronauts while they are in orbit, but their weakened bones can prove fragile when they return to Earth, increasing the risk of fractures. Exercise and foods rich in calcium like yoghurt are therefore essential. Of course if your plan is for Mars, then it may be safe and cheaper to book the one way ticket!
As fluids act differently in space, an astronaut’s sense of taste is changed. On Earth, body fluids generally settle towards our feet. In reduced gravity, these fluids move freely in our bodies, creating a similar feeling to a head cold or blocked sinuses and leaving many foods tasting bland! You of course have to recycle your Urine since water is limited and the usual stretching space would make a monkey in a cage on a zoo feel like a king!
Most importantly, it is a long way to Mars, so apart from the regular words which are banned in flights like Bomb or terrorist or Hijack; an added banned sentence is, “Are we there yet?!”
Then again it may be actually better to make pollute the Earth less so that people do not feel like migrating to Mars! Start with no smoking!
Speaking of which you must drop that ticket to Mars and read about Richard Doll!
It may be day in Mars but it is night here on Earth! So sleep!
Shubh ratri!
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