I don't know where mine is going. Neither does anyone else really. I think I have entered that stage of uncertainty, teenage angst, I think you call it.

I don't like the prospect of working long hours at a job I dislike only to have most of my money drained out of my bank account with bills and rent and such things every week, therefore being stuck in the cycle of working all the time.

Nor do I like the idea of being on welfare, leeching off society, taking and giving nothing back. Also, if I didn't work, what would I do anyway?

I wish I could write a novel or become an artist. It would not involve working for someone else and working conventional hours. Plus, it's creative and interesting. But I'm extremely lazy and if I create something I want it to be really good, not just somewhat acceptable and cliché and mediocre, which I doubt I'd be able to do. Sometimes I get inspiration, I feel like I will actually do something, and I get all excited, but then when I actually decide to do something, I can't, or I procrastinate.

I get a vague idea of something interesting, with a few details, and then I don't know where to start. It's like my intuition knows something but has trouble processing it into words. Happens all the time. But of course it could simply be me wanting to do something

I pity people who feel strongly about things, yet are made to look like complete idiots when they can't find the words to defend themselves properly. Take pity on the idiots, people..

*sigh* I suppose I'll have to get out of my lazy mindset and slave over my school work or something..

I am watching Daxflame videos. I wonder who this kid is in real life. I wonder if the people at his school would tell everyone. Sometimes I wonder if he's a bored home-schooler. Sometimes I think it would be funny to have a competition with a friend for who can become an internet celebrity the quickest.

I've said enough for today. This blog was pretty pointless. Perhaps I will make a more interesting one soon.

Btw, anyone want to review my science essay for 'earth and beyond'? It's awful. At least I got zero percent plagiarism on turnitin :D

The Prospect of Humans Inhabiting Mars in the Future

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun, next to earth, which is the third planet. Mars is estimated to be the most likely planet within our solar system to be inhabited in future (Bill Arnett, Nineplanets.org, 2008 Aug 21). Out of all the planets in our solar system, the atmosphere and temperature are closest to that of our native planet earth, which is likely because it is in relatively close proximity. Scientists have found that a certain type of bacteria can survive on Mars. According to marsnews.com, ancient fossilised life-forms have been found on a Martian meteorite, proving that life is (or was) capable of developing there. The temperature is much colder on mars, but with our modern technology, we could easily regulate the temperature within an enclosed space. Humans would not be able to survive on Mars as it is now without a proper space-suit; the reason for this being that Mar’s atmosphere is predominantly made of carbon dioxide. Also, Mars lacks an ozone layer, meaning that humans would die of radiation poison.

To solve this problem, perhaps an artificial ozone layer in the form of a large dome could be constructed to filter ultraviolent rays. Before this is possible, humans could reside within their spacecraft. A large air-conditioner would regulate the temperature in this dome, and the terrain of mars could be altered. The soil of Mars is known to produce oxygen when hydrated (Gary Chan and Matthew McDermott, 2000). This could fill the dome with breathable oxygen. Colonies could be built in these domes.

Mars’ rocky surface is devoid of vegetation and the terrain is like that of a desert. Its surface is littered with craters, which were caused by objects hitting Mars’ surface many years ago. It is often named ‘the red planet’ due to its reddish-orangey appearance. Specially designed terraforming units could be used to alter this terrain if required, and perhaps gene splicing could be used to adapt the plants to the Martian environment, so we could grow suitable vegetation. Artificial forests could be created within the domes. This regulates the amount of carbon dioxide and creates a healthy environment for humans to reside within, as humans breathe in oxygen and trees need carbon dioxide to live, whilst emitting oxygen. The forest could also be a good source of food. Recycling tanks would be a necessity to conserve valuable resources; nothing would go to waste.

But a problem we face is that the gravity on Mars is only 38 percent of that of earth. For example, if a human weighed 78 kilograms, they would only weigh approximately 29.5 kilograms on Mars. And thus, people on Mars may become fat, [no, I wasn't trying to be funny here, it would actually be a possibility, right?] as it would require less energy to move around. But a possibility is that they would be able to jump higher and further if they tried with the same amount of effort as if they were jumping on Earth. People on Mars would therefore be required to move around in great leaps and bounds, to prevent them from becoming morbidly obese. This would no longer be a problem. Perhaps a gravity chamber could be constructed with the same force of gravity that is on Earth, so that humans could control their weight. This would also solve the problem of transport; fossil fuels are not needed to fuel cars or other forms of transport on Mars.

There are many extreme seasonal changes on Mars. Mars’ surface is thought to be dry because the Martian atmosphere was eroded away by solar wind from the sun, which is made of charged particles from the sun (encyclopedia.com, 2001). But within our temperature-regulated domes we would be protected from these things. Perhaps someday new technology will be invented that will make space travel even easier. If we continue to plunder the earth and its creatures of natural resources and pollute the earth, perhaps we will have no choice but to move elsewhere.

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I didn't know what to write. We had to choose a planet and talk about the possibility of humans living there. Perhaps I should have just talked about why it's a stupid idea, which it is.