He might not be a fan of his old school (nor is his father) but Elon Musk does seem to want to put his immense wealth, estimated at around the $13 billion mark, to good use.

As Stephen Colbert pointed out, a man with so much money is usually either superhero or supervillain, his involvement with the likes of Space X and Tesla making him a household name around the world. The two banter back and forth before Colbert presses Musk on the best way to make Mars more habitable for humans.

You can see for yourself that response in the video up top, with Mashable analysing the bombing technique as follows:

Several propositions for a slow terraforming of Mars have been made, many based on flooding Mars with greenhouse gases and thus building up its atmosphere. Those include importing frozen methane from other planets or moons, or bringing oxygen-producing cyanobacteria and algae to the planet.

But bombing the planet’s ice caps with nukes is a pretty fresh take on the whole Mars colonization [sic] concept. It’s also one that would likely have a hard time getting a green light from various agencies, as it would inevitably cause major problems for people trying to figure out if there is (or ever has been) life on Mars.

I imagine it is the kind of plan Donald Trump would get behind, so maybe Musk will only have to wait until next year before having POTUS on his side.

[source:mashable]