If kerbals were real, would you.....

[Bilfr3d]

If kerbals were in real life, what would you do to/with them. Answer in the poll above, or define in your own post.

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[Guest]

I'm proud to be a member of a forum where the ethical treatment of other species is the height of discussion.

[The Destroyer]

None of them make any sense. They don't deserver that, so I chose other.

I would ask them if I may build some rockets and fly them. And the secret to immortality.

[lajoswinkler]

Make them wash you. .............. .... okay...

[jebisanaggie]

I would learn the secrets of their economy/political system that allows them to build wonderfully expensive and silly space craft with zero public backlash. Although I'm concerned the answer might resemble Soviet Russia or North Korea.

[razark]

*looks at poll options*

You, uh, got some problems there, don't you?

Play sport with them.

Did you mean as teammates, or as equipment?

[Sapphire]

Have them teach me the secret of reincarnation, then probably get SpaceX to hire them all.

[Whackjob]

"Jeb. Bob, Bill. I've come to a decision."

"It's medical experiments for the lot of ya."

[Metalmeerkat]

As much as I've seen them roll around, Kerbals would make great footballs . . .

[KSK]

I would learn the secrets of their economy/political system that allows them to build wonderfully expensive and silly space craft with zero public backlash. Although I'm concerned the answer might resemble Soviet Russia or North Korea.

Relatively low population, coupled with a strong sense of environmental preservation means that much of Kerbin is still either wilderness, or at the least carefully managed forest/jungle/woodland etc. At a pinch, your average kerbal is also largely self sufficient - they can generally live off the land or at worst they can just hibernate, using photosynthesis to survive. Thus, there is no real poverty on Kerbin. Sure, some kerbals can afford shinier trinkets but all of them can feed, house and clothe themselves. Once you take the basic necessities out, that means you don't need to earn as much and what you do earn can be spent on non-essential stuff. If you're not earning as much, you don't need to work long hours, which means that you have more spare time to work on projects for the sheer heck of it. Like building rockets Take the labour costs out and building rockets gets a whole lot cheaper.

Simplistic and idealistic - of course. But why not.

Oh - and back on topic. I wouldn't do anything with the kerbals. Nothing on that list anyhow.

Edited September 10, 2013 by KSK

[wasmic]

But who says that kerbals are photosynthesis-capable? I'd most likely jump abord one of their rockets, AFTER they tell me how to get reincarnated after a rocket explosion.

[Rage097]

I'd probably use them as hitmen to eiliminate figures from my childhood that ruined me. then use them to do less desireable tasks and have them play online with me on a server.

[Richy teh space man]

If Kerbals were real, then what right would anyone have to treat them anyway they choose?

Granted they do whatever they're told in game, because it is a game.. not reality..

[Guest]

I chose "Other", as in "Other than 'Huh??' I don't know what to make of this topic..."

[Rage097]

True. we wouldn't want to have to deal with politics of a Kerbal civil rights movement. allthough we could quell it by stomping on them or kicking them with soccer players (Or football everywhere else)

[JakeGrey]

Come to a mutually beneficial arrangement with the Irish Travellers who own the junkyard on the edge of town (half the takings plus the chance to get back at the presenters of Top Gear) and go into the spacelift business.

[Xetalim]

I would show jeb all the SRBs you can find.

[CosmicX1]

Definatley medical experimentation! There's so much we could learn from their fireproofness, immunity to radiation and immortality!

[Hello moto]

Their ability to survive in a cramped and tiny capsule for 127 years in orbit with out nourishment and then still be sane enough to be able to control a ship with perfect precision could come in handy.

[ZodiaK]

I would greet the new members of our pale blue dot with open arms. After all, they do know the secrets of how to make wold peace, how to generate unlimited funding, and they are able to *safely* make use of the nuclear engine. We may even be able to give them some of our technology, like health and safety laws.

ZodiaK. Look to the future!

[KSK]

Come to a mutually beneficial arrangement with the Irish Travellers who own the junkyard on the edge of town (half the takings plus the chance to get back at the presenters of Top Gear) and go into the spacelift business.

That's one heck of an 'Other' but I like it

[3_bit]

As per "play sport with them", can we use them as footballs? We all know as long as they land on their heads they are completely fine.

[TheCanadianVendingMachine]

I will fly em' back into deep space. IE the sun

[notfruit]

I'd get them a place in congress somehow so that NASA gets all the funding for rockets that they want. Then we build interplanetary ships and return them to kerbin. We'd probably be like superman on kerbin because of the reduced mass, which would be handy for them.

[KrisM]

Other: I'd try to figure out how to communicate with them, and seek to discover whatever I could about their history, social norms, etc. Other than building rockets and being able to freely explore their solar system and how awesome that must be, of course.

I mean f*** they'd be real, living beings, wth lol.