Will Elon Musk ever set foot on Mars?
Will Elon Musk ever set foot on Mars?
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2061
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Resolves YES if Elon Musk steps onto the surface of Mars and NO if he dies without ever doing so.

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9mo

What if, in his will, he trolls us by having someone remove the foot from his corpse, and carry it to Mars?

9mo

I think market description implies him being alive.

9mo

As people, we know that is the intent, but technically speaking, he's still "setting foot." I think the man who likes physical puns like "let that sink in" would like the other one as well.

4mo

@StCredZero Elon Musk might like it, but this market's resolution criteria do not.

opened a Ṁ200 YES at 10% order1y
predictedNO 1y

The man is currently 52. It'll be at least a decade (probably 2) before any human sets foot on Mars let alone "regular" people. It'll be an extraordinarily uncomfortable journey, for which you'll need to be in absolute peak physical condition. Elon is a billionaire. He doesn't want to spend his golden years confined to a couple dozen cubic square feet eating protein packets on an exercise bike and peeing into a hose. He hasn't even been to low Earth orbit yet! Trust me, he doesn't want to go.

1y

@NateBaer Yeah, I'm surprised the market is giving this one more than 20%, I thought it would settle lower than that.

1y

@NateBaer "He doesn't want to spend his golden years confined to a couple dozen cubic square feet eating protein packets on an exercise bike and peeing into a hose."

That sounds exactly like the type of thing musk would like to do!

1y

What if he dies on impact?

1y

@DarrylDaytona That wouldn't count

predictedNO 1y

@DarrylDaytona crashing != Stepping?

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