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Lunar 'Lawnmower' Devised for Moon Colonists

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the no-escaping-your-chores dept.

moon_unit_alpha writes "Future Moon residents may have to mow the lunar lawn. New Scientist Space reports that a planetary geologist has come up with a way to prevent Moon dust from sticking to space suits, getting into seals and damaging electronic and mechanical equipment - the lunar lawnmower. The mower could be hauled behind a lunar rover, generating microwaves that cause iron particles in the dust to clump together."

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  1. Re:confused by HebrewToYou · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Insightful? Where's the Funny moderation...?

    I guess it is insightful, too, if not a bit snarky.

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  2. Re:Wait for the inevitable by Explodicle · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I, for one, welcome our lunar-lawn-wielding overlords...
    Ok, the joke is old, and that wasn't even a good version of it. Mod parent down! PLEASE!

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  3. Re:confused by jrockway · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    > How in the name of all that's holy does someone who posts this sort of tripe get a +3 Karma bonus?
    > Jeez!

    Easy. First, I log in to post -- attaching a real name to your post not only lends credibility, it bumps up your score by a point.

    Second, I pay $5 a year or something to support slashdot. That gives me a "subscriber bonus".

    And third, I post "tripe" that appeals to the slashdot audience -- that give me a "karma bonus".

    If you logged in, you could make it so all of the above things cause my post to lose points, if you wanted. Or you could make me a foe, or something.

    Anyway, thanks for posting a comment that was true gold, and not tripe like mine ^_^

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