But in the end, if everything goes to plan, I’ll have 92 square meters of crop-able soil. Hell yeah I’m a botanist! Fear my botany powers!
It’s a simple idiot-proofing scheme that’s very effective. But no idiot-proofing can overcome a determined idiot.
Oh thank God. I can’t imagine explaining “sleep” to someone who had never heard of it. Hey, I’m going to fall unconscious and hallucinate for a while. By the way, I spend a third of my time doing this. And if I can’t do it for a while, I go insane and eventually die. No need for concern.
To them, equipment failure is terrifying. To me, it’s “Tuesday.
Usually you not stupid. Why stupid, question?
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 spend a lot of time un-suiciding this suicide mission.
There aren’t many people who can say they’ve vandalized a three-billion-dollar spacecraft, but I’m one of them.
A clumsy, awkward success is still a success.
With no magnetic field, Mars has no defense against harsh solar radiation. If I were exposed to it, I’d get so much cancer, the cancer would have cancer.
It was right where I left it, in a hole four kilometers away. Only an idiot would keep that thing near the Hab. So anyway, I brought it back to the Hab.
Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshipped.
Good. Proud. I am scary space monster. You are leaky space blob.
I didn’t want to distract the people who were saving my life, so I muted my mic and screamed like a little girl. It’s true, you know. In space, no one can hear you scream like a little girl.
Hell yeah I’m a botanist! Fear my botany powers!
I’ve gone from “sole-surviving space explorer” to “guy with a wacky new roommate.” It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out.
The battery was a lithium thionyl chloride non-rechargeable. I figured that out from some subtle clues: the shape of the connection points, the thickness of the insulation, and the fact that it had “LiSOCl2 NON-RCHRG” written on it.
This is happy! Your face opening is in sad mode. Why, question?
Evolution can be insanely effective when you leave it alone for a few billion years.
Anything, Tim?” “Totally,” he replied. “But we’re staring at this black screen because it’s way more interesting than pictures from Mars.” “You’re a smart-ass, Tim,” Venkat said. “Noted.