From the Ted Talk by Lucianne Walkowicz: Let's not use Mars as a backup planet
Unscramble the Blue Letters
I wrory — I worry that this excitement about colonizing Mars and other planets carries with it a long, dark shadow: the implication and beelif by some that Mars will be there to save us from the self-inflicted destruction of the only truly habitable planet we know of, the eatrh. As much as I love interplanetary exploration, I deeply disagree with this idea. There are many excellent reasons to go to Mars, but for anyone to tell you that Mars will be there to back up humanity is like the captain of the tnitiac telling you that the real party is happening later on the loaifebts. (Laughter) (appsaule)
Open Cloze
I _____ — I worry that this excitement about colonizing Mars and other planets carries with it a long, dark shadow: the implication and ______ by some that Mars will be there to save us from the self-inflicted destruction of the only truly habitable planet we know of, the _____. As much as I love interplanetary exploration, I deeply disagree with this idea. There are many excellent reasons to go to Mars, but for anyone to tell you that Mars will be there to back up humanity is like the captain of the _______ telling you that the real party is happening later on the _________. (Laughter) (________)
Solution
titanic
worry
lifeboats
applause
belief
earth
Original Text
I worry — I worry that this excitement about colonizing Mars and other planets carries with it a long, dark shadow: the implication and belief by some that Mars will be there to save us from the self-inflicted destruction of the only truly habitable planet we know of, the Earth. As much as I love interplanetary exploration, I deeply disagree with this idea. There are many excellent reasons to go to Mars, but for anyone to tell you that Mars will be there to back up humanity is like the captain of the Titanic telling you that the real party is happening later on the lifeboats. (Laughter) (Applause)