Log Entry: SOL 20

I have an idea.

It's a completely insane idea but it's still an idea! I'm glad I took advance Chemistry classes now because hey I figured out how to get my water. All I have to do is burn hydrogen and oxygen. It's extremely dangerous yes but what other choice do I have.

I need 250 liters of water and I do have some O2 reserves but it's not enough to make that much water. I have exactly 25 liters which would only make 100 liters of water leaving me with 150 more to go. But if I use that I won't have any extra oxygen in case of an emergency.

I'm desperate not stupid. So that's out of the equation.

You might be shocked to hear this but oxygen is easy to find on Mars. The atmosphere is 95 percent CO2. If I make some sort of oxygenator I'll be able to filter out the oxygen from the atmosphere. Now since the atmosphere is thin I'll have to do this in a place with high pressure. This shouldn't be hard! The design I have in my head will give me half a liter of CO2 per hour. SO after ten sols I'll have 125 liters which when burned will give me 250 liters of water.

It's a perfect plan for the oxygen!

Now onto the harder part, Hydrogen.

I have tanks full of hydrazine and each molecule of hydrazine has four atoms of hydrogen in it which means a liter would give me two liters of water. I think that space ships dropped them here while traveling and I'm lucky enough none of them are damaged! I checked and I have enough to give me 600 liters of water.

I've hit a fucking gold mine!

There's only one tiny problem, this is rocket science. Liberating the hydrazine is going to be completely insane because one wrong move and boom there goes everything. Well there will be plenty of water I'll just be too fried to appreciate it. I can't have any oxygen in the atmosphere. I can run this over a catalyst and change it into nitrogen and hydrogen. There'll be some ammonia in the air after the process and even though I hate the smell I'll just have to suck it up.

I have no idea how to collect the hydrogen though. I'll have to think of something...or die. Anyway, much more important: I simply can't decide how exactly I'll punch Stanley when I get home. Should I go strait for the nose or do a fancy upper cut?

Log Entry: SOL 21

If I die today I want it to be known that my last wish is for someone keeps my journals away from Bill and take care of the shack.

I always thought that if I was to die here it would be from starvation or from eating that moving food packet but Ii never thought I would die in an explosion. Dying in an explosion would be a great way to go but to be honest I rather not die.

I'm about to start working with the hydrazine.

I have more than enough tools thanks to my overly cautious tendencies (for once it pays off to be paranoid!)

First I dragged the tanks of hydrazine and catalyst over into a shady area to keep everything in a cold temperature. It would have been colder near the tent but I rather not have my new house blowing up.

Now my original plan was to do this one tank at a time because I would love to reduce the risk of exploding. Well fuck that plan. Quick math made me realize that one tank was more than enough to blow everything up so I just decided to bring all the tanks in. The more the merrier right?

Each tank has a valve on it that I can easily move with a wrench so thank the lord for that. I took a Fiddleford's gardening hose and some thread from my outfit and attached it to the valve output. Since hydrazine is a liquid I can now lead it into the reaction chamber (it's just a spare room I set up away from the main tent). Meanwhile, the tent has already been vented with one tank of CO2, so I have to go through with this now. There's no excuse for me not to be making water.

If someone finds the charred remains of me and half the shit on this planet you know I fucked up. I'm making an extra copy of this new journal and placing it somewhere safe.