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Another article [1] says over 20,000 people applied, which is over three quarters of a million dollars.

[1] http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/more-than-20000-peopl...

You'd make more if you took money to send third parties to the sun.

They are going at night? :)

Indeed, and when they get back, they will be going to live on a farm in the country with lots of other friendly people, water, food, etc., where they can run free... but no, you can't visit them :)

Isn't this just a scam?

only marginally more so than the OP project

The application fee varies from country to country [1].

[1] http://mars-one.com/en/faq-en/29-faq-registration-fee/408-wh...