And back to normal, and breathe. Hello Rochelle and hello to all the other FF’s this week has been absolutely filthy, weather-wise and if I see another raindrop i’ll eat my galoshes. This is a welcome warm photo by J Hardy Carroll.
Lets see what the story pans out into.
On my Marks…
Get Set…
GO!!!
2121: Biome City Mars, breathable air, crops proliferating, population growing fast.
Scouts bring reports of a Cadaverous Raped and Mephitic Earth, ruled by legions of canabalistic cockroaches.
The Pioneers had enough solar energy to power vehicles efficiently, but Mars lacked lithium, meaning the ancient batteries were failing catastrophically.
In a quiet experimental district tons and tons of Organic matter waste was being continually shovelled into industrial sized composters which compacted the mulch and superheated under intense pressure for years and years.
The scientist, smiling, held the beaker up to the sun; seeing a shimmering black vicious liquid, sloshing around the sides.
There we are a 100 word cautionary tale on how to screw up another planet, lets hope it doesn’t come to that.
The Count Of North Clifton 
Oh a clever, almost Swiftian, satire. I’m not sure the scientists would have been so unware of the history of hydrocarbon chemistry and its effects on climate, but I liked the story very much
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Wow thank you, the scientist knew about oil and the history but needs must and oil was the next best thing. Maybe I should brush up on the science!
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And so… It was humans who populated Mars… only that species would bring about destruction to yet another planet!
Well done, Sir Shrawls.
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That’s the ticket, we can’t help ourselves Dale!
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Dear Shrawley,
Humans on Mars. We are the alien invaders aren’t we? Does anyone pay attention to the Prime Directive anymore?
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Imagine the damage we could do if we could make our own oil! We’d have been long gone by now.
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For human occupation, Mars would benefit from a good slug of carbon dioxide. At present it’s very cold, but the greenhouse effect could begin to make it habitable. At all events, the Pioneers won’t have the population density to trash the planet – not for quite a long time, anyway.
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Ha! I don’t claim to be a scientist, but it’s more the principle of my little tale. Ignore the lack of facts, they don’t matter. This is fake fiction!!
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Oil! Black gold! Nice take on the prompt 🙂
I’m wondering–did you mean “viscous” rather than “vicious”?
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Yes, typo!! Thanks 😊
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A fantastical and inventive tale Shrawley.
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Thank you
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YW!
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So dark and perhaps we are heading that way. Mind you, I can grow some good stuff from stinking compost heaps, but will it be edible?
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Oh sure, make mineral oil and start the mess all over again. Perfect story, describes us to a tee. Only on Mars it won’t take so long, and where will we go next? BTW I read about research about fluoride-ion batteries possibly replacing lithium-ion batteries in the future. Let’s hope so.
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My science isn’t that up to speed, but I was in a rush so made it up, in space no one can hear you blag it!!
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I think we have proven time over time that we have a cunning way of always soiling our own nest.
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I wish my dog wouldn’t soil his own nest! The garden is an absolute state! But seriously yes, my science is shocking, but the point was that we will never learn, greed will always get in the way of a fair system, Thanks for reading.
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