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And immediately afterwards intaglio Aug 2012 #1
First we bomb the moon and now this. jberryhill Aug 2012 #2
Did you forget the sarcasm tag? nt Confusious Aug 2012 #7
yes, how shameful WooWooWoo Aug 2012 #10
Why? TomClash Aug 2012 #15
Yes. Why else would they be doing it? drm604 Aug 2012 #16
I assumed a military purpose TomClash Aug 2012 #24
What possible military purpose would there be, and why would they do it on Mars? (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #25
NO!!! SkyDaddy7 Aug 2012 #35
After a certain point asking questions like that can only be *really* wilful ignorance. Posteritatis Aug 2012 #18
Smart people would think twice about ad hominem attacks TomClash Aug 2012 #20
"You obviously don't know anything about this" isn't an ad hominem when it's true. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #21
That is not how your post read TomClash Aug 2012 #22
NO! You did not! SkyDaddy7 Aug 2012 #36
The laser is used for spectography jobendorfer Aug 2012 #28
Your answer is appreciated TomClash Aug 2012 #37
Gosh, no, there's NO scientific purpose to anything NASA does. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #31
Poor animals TomClash Aug 2012 #38
Strange alien craft lands, sits still for several days, then starts blasting away at the landscape slackmaster Aug 2012 #11
You aren't going to comment on the obvious Second Amendment issues here? struggle4progress Aug 2012 #33
When particle beam weapons are outlawed, only outlaws will have particle beam weapons. slackmaster Aug 2012 #41
Revenge of the Nerds TomClash Aug 2012 #14
Um, what? Frank Cannon Aug 2012 #29
I liked how it read at the time TomClash Aug 2012 #32
Presumably to the tune of dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #3
Gort, Klaatu barada nikto. longship Aug 2012 #4
It's a reverse H.G. Wells sofa king Aug 2012 #13
Blow the shit out of that rock, Curiosity RZM Aug 2012 #5
Alien rock shot by robot claiming self defense under Stand Your Ground rule. chknltl Aug 2012 #6
Make it so! StrictlyRockers Aug 2012 #8
What about the Prime Directive? slackmaster Aug 2012 #12
I see the NRA is going interplanetary now NickB79 Aug 2012 #9
Hmmm. Remember the rock monster in Galaxy Quest? hunter Aug 2012 #17
Phaser Gman Aug 2012 #19
Best one I've heard; greiner3 Aug 2012 #23
The laser will carve "Kilroy was here" into the rock. GodlessBiker Aug 2012 #26
. XemaSab Aug 2012 #34
First we bombed the moon and now this? HORRIBLE!!! Odin2005 Aug 2012 #27
Git that Rock Rover! flamingdem Aug 2012 #30
The beginning... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #39
*sigh* To be honest, I've been hoping for a similar discussion about this... octothorpe Aug 2012 #43
What about that 'We Come In Peace,' stuff? That might be some Martian's Pet Rock. For shame, NASA! freshwest Aug 2012 #40
Imagine if the laser Shankapotomus Aug 2012 #42
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