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What would you do with a single use portal gun? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by Merlu@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 9 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I would contact NASA and tell them to launch a robot to mars that can shoot it. I'd shoot it at the ground, then put it on the robot, then have a portal to mars.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why put one on the robot? Am I missing something?

[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It'd be a waste of time to send a human to mars.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 1 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

So if the robot shoots the portal on the ground and then itself, what good does a set of portals that are both on Mars do?

[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

You shoot one portal on earth, then attach it to the robot.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago

Oh you mean the ground here. Lol it makes a lot more sense that way 😂

Just misinterpreted the wording. Carry on.

[–] otterpop@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Watching the atmospheres of Earth and Mars try to reach equilibrium right when the portal opened up would be pretty interesting!

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

If you set one end up in an air-tight room with an airlock, it would be just like a door from a mars station.

For safety's sake, it might be better to put that on a space station, though. Better to wreck Mars than equalize Earth and Mars.

[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm wondering if the people suggesting it for planetary travel have played Portal 2. It uh...it doesn't end too well when they try.

[–] SageMountain@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago

Just put a door on it