We mock the people that named Mars after the god of war because it looked like blood, calling them ignorant and superstitious. But Mars is red because of the iron content, and so is blood. So really

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schwim@piefed.zip · 56 pts · 135d (1 reply)

Who are you hanging around with that is mocking the people that named Mars?

Who don’t ? Fucking fuckwit thinking that Mars is Ares. Pffff

See you next Monday at the planet naming mocking society.

There is only one planet name that deserves mocking. That godawful Earth.

Who be mockin'?

Agrivar@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 135d

OP, are the people who mock people who name planets in the room with us?

Yeah, fucking stupid Romans and their propensity for naming planets after the literal gods they believed in.

What?

The irony of your cast iron theory.

I'm usually mocking people because they believe in retarded gods

yesman@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 135d

Not as hard as we mock the guy who really thought we'd pronounce it "Oo-RAH-nus".

lordnikon@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 135d (8 replies)

Since there is no oxygen on mars shouldn't blood be blue though. Maybe Neptune would be a better planet for mars.

Edit* wasn't thinking and fell for an old myth. See comment below.

Hawke@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 135d (3 replies)

No. Blood is red regardless of oxygen.

lordnikon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 135d (1 reply)

I just looked it up and I stand corrected thank you. Some old myths are hard to get rid off.

Hawke@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 135d

For sure, that’s a long standing one.

It does look blue through skin and it’s a much darker red, more maroon than proper “red”.

Also, the iron on mars is oxidized. That's why it's not the dark gray planet

There's oxygen on Mars. Just not enough for us to breathe.

lordnikon@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 135d (2 replies)

So not enough to turn blood red?

Mars is red because there was enough oxygen to oxidize the iron.

Yeah but its at trace levels now

"we" did?