Would you go to IO? - Outland (1981) Discussion

[–] jstang411 14 years ago

Money would have to real good, but there is a price for everything (at least everything legal, and with some that's not even a deal-stopper).

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[–] darkstorm97 14 years ago

If I were a single guy, I'd probably go. I was thinking the other day how if I wouldn't miss my two kids so much, I might like the whole oil rig thing. As for the movie, those bunks were tiny. Claustrophobia might set in real quick. Maybe if they had a room like the one where the guy gets shot in.

Come with me if you want to live.

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[–] Etherdave 14 years ago

Those rooms are a little more per night than the rabbit hutches.

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[–] proteus122 13 years ago

If I made enough to not have to work for 10 years, yes. In today's dollars, I'd do it for about 300,000 - 400,000 bucks US. I'm good with my money and even with that, I'd probably never work another day in my life.

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[–] darkstorm97 13 years ago

You'd have to be really good with money to live off of 300-400K. That or eat Ramen noodles for the rest of your days.

Come with me if you want to live.

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[–] bighalsy 12 years ago

Not at all. By a few acres out in the country. Throw up a microhome, grow your own food and animals. Lot of people do it.

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[–] diezman 13 years ago

20 years ago when I was single and without kids - not to mention in much better shape I probably would have gone.

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[–] alouette1977 13 years ago

The money would have to be really good. It's the real world equivalent of working on an oil pipeline in Alaska or Siberia.

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[–] GWhizYMe 12 years ago

Technically, wouldn't the contract be for three years? The Paul character (Connery's son) asked him if it was true about having to sleep for a year to get the Earth. So, one year sleeping to get to Io, work a one year contract, then sleep for another year to get home.

The money had better be REALLY good!

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[–] pezoids 12 years ago

No, I wouldn't. IO is one of the most violent places in the solar system. The moon is being constantly squeezed like a rubber stress ball by Jupiter's gravity, causing immense eruptions, lava flows and massive moon-quakes... I would pass.

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[–] KobiyashiMauru 12 years ago

Not only is the moon of Io seriously affected by Jupiter's gravity but the orbit of the moon lies within the massive radiation belt of the planet. Io recieves 3,600 rem of radiation per day. You would be dead in a matter of a couple of days. I would definitely pass on going to work on Io.

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[–] Aylmer (208) 18 days ago

I think a safe assumption from this movie is that the technology has progressed to a point where they can generate artificial gravity (and also remove it) so it would stand to reason that there's also heavy radiation protection generated by something afforded to the mining operations... perhaps some king of force field.

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[–] ionian 12 years ago

Of course I would. The hookers are nice.

Regards,
Frank

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-Arthur C. Clarke

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