For a permanent colony on Mars, pottery will be a unique and profitable export. amirite?

Because there's a lot of dust around there that resembles clay? It would be easier to transport that in bulk and make the pottery on earth, since energy and water would be limited resources on Mars, plus pottery is fragile and takes up a lot more space to transport.

by No-Tone-2789 1 week ago

More of a novelty of the red martial soil and the fact that people will pay a lot of money for something exotic. I can see rich people paying hundreds or thousands of dollar for a bowl from Mars for example.

by Classic-Package-8929 1 week ago

It would probably cost a lot more than that, but yes, they would!

by No-Tone-2789 1 week ago

Alien 1 "what are the humans using Mars for" Alien 2 'well that one took some dust and made a toilet with it" Alien 1 " 👽

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Boilet binted?

by melanygaylord 1 week ago

Vorp?

by Winfield89 1 week ago

You gotta get the bulk shipping discounts. 😆

by lwolff 1 week ago

Before steamships, you used to be able to impress your friends by having things from far away, but that hasn't really been a thing for the last couple hundred years. Having a vase or plates from Mars is going to be a huge flex.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

a bowl from Mars for example. I think you mean a bowl of Mars

by Maleficent-Koala3452 1 week ago

Too bad it might cost millions.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Thanks!

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yeah likely made from the dirt around the grand canyon, I imagine that would be perfect counterfeit material. Of course upon microscopic inspection you'd see bacteria that wouldn't be present in Martian soil

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Mass spectrometry analysis would likely be able to differentiate the general source of the soil/clay.

by Classic-Package-8929 1 week ago

But ceramics from Mars would be different than ceramics made from Mars clay on earth.

by Charming-Visit-1704 1 week ago

Would you like a glass of genuine Saturn ice ring water? We can drink it from these mugs I got from Mars.

by ceasarschulist 1 week ago

Prefer Titan Whiskey myself.

by Classic-Package-8929 1 week ago

I'd try some of that

by ceasarschulist 1 week ago

Better than baked beans from Uranus.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I heard Uranus has a really profitable natural Lube industry.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Uh, why? Transporting it would cost WAY more than it is worth. Mars colony would likely have no real exports and be entirely dependent on supplies from Earth.

by ClassroomLoud 1 week ago

I mean Elon put his car into space If cost is the only factor, it's pretty much guaranteed to happen eventually

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The assumption is that 1. Transport cost will decrease over time and 2. Rich people will pay a lot of money to make it worth it at some point.

by Classic-Package-8929 1 week ago

Definitely going to start investing in the industry in 2188

by Anonymous 1 week ago

not even worth to transport it back

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Can pottery be made out of the red soil though? Pretty sure its toxic rust.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

If there is profit to be made, people will find a way.

by Classic-Package-8929 1 week ago

I find it interesting that NASA is considering implementing 3D printers that use the red soil material as a base for building habitants.

by Expensive_Appeal_588 1 week ago

Philip K Dick had an obsession with pottery, and liked Mars. he would love to hear this.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

If you're willing to pay a few hundred million for a piece of pottery I guess

by Glum-Nectarine7913 1 week ago

I'm just waiting to see if the earth Mars Bars will need to be renamed.

by Less_Bee 1 week ago

there will never be a permanent colony on mars.

by Dannydooley 1 week ago