Both are equally excited and should be celebrated.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I agree that both should be celebrated and I have enjoyed watching the Olympics but in 20 years my kids aren't going to ask me where I was during the 2012 Olympics but I hope Curiosity will be momentous enough that they will ask me where I was when Curiosity landed

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That is true. I think that both speak to how amazing humans are - we got to Mars, and in the Olympics, we see the entire world come together for just a few days. Both are pretty amazing if you ask me, but it is true that Curiosity landing is a bit more memorable =)

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It would be more exciting if they'd timed it to happen AFTER the olympics when no one cared about that any more

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's absolutely depressing that people seem not to care about the land rover. The Olympics don't really serve to do anything except cost an insane amount of money. Some countries have yet to recover from the cost of hosting the Olympics. On the other hand, space travel is the key to our species surviving, and, in my opinion, is far more exciting and worthy than the Olympics. At least most of our species is doomed.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Why does it matter of the human species survives or not? Humans haven't been here from the begining, and we probably won't be here in the end.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Curiosity cost 2.5 Billion. That's 20% of the cost of the London Olympics. So even if you think it's a waste of money it's clearly not as much as the Olympics. And for if we find life. That's HUGE! It's will answer the "are we alone" question once and for all. And will also further our understanding of who we are. And what if the life isn't even DNA based? What if it's something entirely different? It would open so many doors. It will probably inspire more kids to become interested in science. While I think we should be searching for life on Europa or Enceladus, this is still an incredible triumph.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Like I said before I think we should be exploring different worlds as well. But the fact is that we can't yet. We simply don't have the information or the ability required. And I too that there's a slim chance, but 2.5 Billion really isn't that much money. Especially not when you look at what could come from this. But also its purpose is to show us what needs to be done to sustain human life. NASA is currently receiving about .05% of the national budget. There are definitely better places you can look for wasted money. Like perhaps the $24,500,000,000 spent so far **THIS YEAR** on the War on Drugs.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I've heard about Curiousity but I have no idea what happened. Rovers have landed on Mars before. What's so special about this one?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This video is all about what had to happen for Curiosity to land. Which in itself makes it absolutely amazing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2I8AoB1xgU Here's a picture showing the difference in the 3 Rovers. Curiosity being in the back. http://ctrlv.in/107185 In short... Its overall purpose is to thoroughly study the planet to see if it is habitable for life. Not only microbial but also what needs to be done for humans to survive on Mars.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

In thirty years I probably won't remember much of either.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

No, because the Mars rover is actually a pretty significant event. It could make discovers that will echo for the rest of our duration as a species. It's important as fucking fuck, which is why it should have far more coverage than the Olympics.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But Phelps broke the wolrd record for medlas earned WHATS MORE IMPORTANT THEN THAT!!!!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I hate the Olympics.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It hasn't even done anything yet besides land. Over the next two years we might learn some cool stuff, but am I glued to my t.v trying to see the mars space rover? No.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Mars Rover? I thought Wolowitz crashed it...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I love watching the Olympics. Especially the summer events. I don't find anything really Interesting about the rover.

by Anonymous 12 years ago