Is there life on the moon ?, Watch this space Options

[lordtup]

Bit of a light hearted Sunday afternoon type one here .

NASSA sends a £50 million glorified dustbin to our near neighbour to prove the existence of water . Very noble in the scientific context , but surely that piece of high tech ironmongery carries on it's carcass minute microbes from the planet Earth . Introduce them to the water on Planet Moon and BINGO we have the emerging tentative steps of life .

So next thing we know ( give or take a few million years ) we have a planet on our doorstep that is inhabited by , well who knows what , but I bet they won't take to kindly to their big neighbour lording it over them .

[On the edge]

Well, perhaps history will repeat itself. Just as we've done in the past, the Moon could become a convict colony. It worked before and Australia hasn't turned out that ba....oh well just a thought!

[lordtup]

Well, perhaps history will repeat itself. Just as we've done in the past, the Moon could become a convict colony. It worked before and Australia hasn't turned out that ba....oh well just a thought!

Spiffing idea old bean , send the ASBO yobs there .
Who knows in a hundred years they could be beating us at cricket too

[Rachel]

Bit of a light hearted Sunday afternoon type one here .

NASSA sends a £50 million glorified dustbin to our near neighbour to prove the existence of water . Very noble in the scientific context , but surely that piece of high tech ironmongery carries on it's carcass minute microbes from the planet Earth . Introduce them to the water on Planet Moon and BINGO we have the emerging tentative steps of life .

So next thing we know ( give or take a few million years ) we have a planet on our doorstep that is inhabited by , well who knows what , but I bet they won't take to kindly to their big neighbour lording it over them .

I don't profess to know much about this & never gave it much thought, but I once cared for the children of a scientist who worked on the doomed 'Beagle' mission to Mars. His job was in the clean room, & he & a whole team worked soley to try to eliminate the possibility of any rogue organisms going into space. They went to extreme lengths to succeed (at least in this area ). Coincidentally, this guy was poached by NASA, despite the Beagle's unknown final destination.

[user23]

I hear Tesco are already planning their first shop there.

[GMR]

I hear Tesco are already planning their first shop there.

Building a Tesco's is one thing, get staff to fill it is another

[lordtup]

I don't profess to know much about this & never gave it much thought, but I once cared for the children of a scientist who worked on the doomed 'Beagle' mission to Mars. His job was in the clean room, & he & a whole team worked solely to try to eliminate the possibility of any rogue organisms going into space. They went to extreme lengths to succeed (at least in this area ). Coincidentally, this guy was poached by NASA, despite the Beagle's unknown final destination.

There is a theory that life on earth started from microbes on a comet that impacted 1 billion years ago . Though where they came from God only knows ( no pun intended ) .
The Beagle project was run by diligent British boffins , contrary to the gung ho approach of the Americans to whom the end always justifies the means .

I quite like the idea of little moon men ( or women ) living on our doorstep .

[HJD]

I quite like the idea of little moon men ( or women ) living on our doorstep .

You never know they might be here already, ( & posting on this forum ).

[Rachel]

I quite like the idea of little moon men ( or women ) living on our doorstep .

And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle......

[lordtup]

And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle......

Must admit this left me in the dark ( moon again ) so I googled it , and there was light .

[Hugh Saskin]

Must admit this left me in the dark ( moon again ) so I googled it , and there was light .

Me, too - but it's quite charming

[Rachel]

Me, too - but it's quite charming

Glad to have been of service; funny really, to have read today's 'ground breaking' news that our children would benefit from play based learning until they are six....maybe we should all have sung more nursery rhymes in order that we would spend less time on here

[lordtup]

Glad to have been of service; funny really, to have read today's 'ground breaking' news that our children would benefit from play based learning until they are six....maybe we should all have sung more nursery rhymes in order that we would spend less time on here

Au contraire mon cheri , it is because we spend to much time playing as opposed to learning that we have such an abysmal literacy standard in this country .
In my experience children thrive on knowledge . Age is irrelevant to the desire to learn , what is important is that the desire is met in full by those who are the best position to do so i.e teachers and parents , not politicians or left wing pressure groups .

[Rachel]

Au contraire mon cheri , it is because we spend to much time playing as opposed to learning that we have such an abysmal literacy standard in this country .
In my experience children thrive on knowledge . Age is irrelevant to the desire to learn , what is important is that the desire is met in full by those who are the best position to do so i.e teachers and parents , not politicians or left wing pressure groups .

This is a whole new thread, is it not? . However, I can't disagree with anything you have said. My only other thought is that life has many, many lessons to teach us all, regardless of age & I am open to the idea that little people can learn vast amounts outside the classroom (even if it puts me out of a job!). But my 1 firm belief is that anyone who can read has the world at their feet...literacy can take anyone to places they couldn't dream of, & knowledge is, truly, power.

[lordtup]

This is a whole new thread, is it not? . However, I can't disagree with anything you have said. My only other thought is that life has many, many lessons to teach us all, regardless of age & I am open to the idea that little people can learn vast amounts outside the classroom (even if it puts me out of a job!). But my 1 firm belief is that anyone who can read has the world at their feet...literacy can take anyone to places they couldn't dream of, & knowledge is, truly, power.

I apologise if my comment was a trifle off route and I totally agree with you that the ability to read is the gateway to the world .
Better get back on thread or one of us will be in trouble with the beak ( and I know who ).

[JeffG]

Au contraire mon cheri , it is because we spend to much time playing as opposed to learning that we have such an abysmal literacy standard in this country .

As opposed to French genders?