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The airlock's on its side, and I can hear a steady hiss. So either it's leaking or there are snakes in here. Either way, I'm in trouble.
It was a ridiculous sequence of events that led to me almost dying, and an even more ridiculous sequence that led to me surviving.
I got an e-mail from Venkat Kapoor: Mark, some answers to your earlier questions: No, we will not tell our Botany Team to "Go fuck themselves.
People have been using human waste as fertilizer for centuries. It's even got a pleasant name: "night soil.
Also, I have duct tape. Ordinary duct tape, like you buy at a hardware store. Turns out even NASA can't improve on duct tape.
Also, please watch your language. Everything you type is being broadcast live all over the world. [12:15] WATNEY: Look! A pair of boobs! - (.Y.)
They say once you grow crops somewhere, you have officially 'colonised' it. So technically, I colonised Mars.
In your face, Neil Armstrong!
In your face, Neil Armstrong!
AS A chemist, Vogel knew how to make a bomb. In fact, much of his training was to avoid making them by mistake.
Over the past few days, I've been happily making water. It's been going swimmingly. (See what I did there? "Swimmingly"?)
A story in your head isn't a story. It's just a daydream until you actually write it down. So write it down.
I tested the brackets by hitting them with rocks. This kind of sophistication is what we interplanetary scientists are known for.
You'd think after almost killing myself twice, I'd be able to stop screwing around with hydrazine. But nope.
You may be wondering what else I do with my free time. I spend a lot of it sitting around on my lazy ass watching TV. But also do you, so don't judge.
And where will that "safety" be? Not a damn clue. Anyway, one problem at a time. Right now I'm fixing the EVA suit. AUDIO
So, in the face of overwhelming odds, I'm left with only one option: I'm going to have to science the shit out of this.
It seemed to work well. The seal looked strong and the resin was rock-hard. I did, however, glue my hand to the helmet.
I used a sophisticated method to remove sections of plastic (hammer), then carefully removed the solid foam insulation (hammer again).
I've looted that poor Hab for everything it could give me, and in return it's kept me alive for a year and a half. It's like the Giving Tree.
But really, they did it because every human being has a basic instinct to help each other out. It might not seem that way sometimes, but it's true.
That's really the limiting factor to life support. Not the amount of oxygen you bring with you, but the amount of CO2 you can remove.
You want an audience. If you didn't, you wouldn't be a writer. The biggest motivation to write is the knowledge that someone will read it.
Watney snorted in their direction. Then he closed his eyes and felt the sun on his face. It was a nice, boring afternoon.
My first book was so horrible I have deleted all copies of it. Thankfully, it was before the Internet, so there are no lurking caches of it anywhere.
All the Ares missions use Hermes to get to and from Mars. It's really big and cost a lot so NASA only built one.
If this becomes a negotiation by diplomats, it will never be resolved. We need to keep this among scientists. Space
I never realized how utterly silent Mars is. It's a desert world with practically no atmosphere to convey sound. I could hear my own heartbeat.
I started the day with some nothin' tea. Nothin' tea is easy to make. First, get some hot water, then add nothin'.
I could cut off an arm and eat it, gaining me valuable calories and reducing my overall caloric need.
As soon as the rover toppled, I curled into a ball and cowered. That's the kind of action hero I am.
Don't tell your stories to anyone. You'll be more motivated knowing it's a prerequisite to having an audience.