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Choose how you will die on Mars

Choose how you will die on Mars

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You've decided that Earth just isn't for you anymore, and you're ready to try your hand at living on another world. You apply to be an astronaut with Better Off Red, an organization that's setting up the first colony on Mars. And hooray — you've been accepted!

Fortunately, the non-profit just got all the funding it wants from Warren Buffett, so they're sending colonists over ahead of schedule. But in their haste to reach Mars as quickly as possible, the company overlooked a few crucial engineering issues — much to your demise. Take this quiz to find out how your days will end on the Red Planet.