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Who Farted….On Mars?
Posted by Bigfoot on January 15th, 2009
While the British paper The Sun jumps to the conclusion that there’s life on Mars, NASA is expected to confirm today that methane, which may be produced biologically, has been detected in the Martian atmosphere. Methane is also known to come from volcanos, but Mars has none that are active. NASA will have a science update today at 2 PM EST.
The Sun’s headline notwithstading, the presence of methane without active volcanoes does not necessarily mean that Mars has some kind of living farting organisms. Methane is also present in the four “gas giant” planets and the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan, none of which are even suspected of harboring life. But on the other hand, if Martian methane is produced by some type of living creature, we can be sure that the appropriate bureaucrats will do their best to tax them for it.
January 15th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Maybe that is why Mars warmed up along with the Earth. I wonder if they also drive SUVs.
January 15th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Well, its probably the coal-fired electric plants that are causing their problems there. Perhaps on the next Mars mission we can send them Democrats that can regulate and kill their industry on Mars as well..
January 15th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
Was Cartman there? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au9UWNV5v1E&feature=related
Fart Cartman, Fart!
It did kill the dinosaurs, after all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxfIDpset2I
This is why the AGW Believers never want to bring up methane as a greenhouse gas, because guys can go on and on about farts, which is the first thing we will think of!
January 17th, 2009 at 2:58 am
It’s Bush and Cheney.
They sent super secret missions to Mars a few yrs ago. They somehow managed to can all the hot air
coming out of the asses on the left. The fumes are enough to kill any form of life, but but…but….