So we made a bet (Score 1)

My friends and I have made a Steven Hawking esque bet that there will be people going to Mars to live out their lives on a permanent colony within one of our life times. We each agreed to deposit $5,000 into a pooled account that none of us would be able to open unless the news was heard. The idea is that the account, like a retirement fund, will be worth millions by the time the bet is decided. So far we have two for and one against. We need more people.