It does, offer, however, extremely harsh (good for scouring that burned on gunk from sauce pans) and long-lasting (as in months) dust storms. And that Martian atmosphere is definitely no fun, lacking stuff like, oh, breathable air, and a reasonable range of temperature. Supplies on hand were only meant to cover a few weeks, maybe months. Dude missed his ride and there will not be another along for, oh, four years. Astronaut Mark Watney is definitely more screwed than most of us have ever been. These are the opening words of The Martian. How many have said them at least twice? Three times? Four? Those with hands still up, you probably need to make some adjustments to your approach, find a safer line of work, hobbies that do not entail long drops, stop trying the weekly specials at McBlowfish, or seek out people to date who are into less extreme…um…sports. Not everyone? I see we have some liars out there. How many of you have uttered these exact words? (or words to that effect). These I’m pretty much fucked.Ok, show of hands. I’m pretty much fucked.Ok, show of hands. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him? Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills - and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit - he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old “human error” are much more likely to kill him first.īut Mark isn’t ready to give up yet.

Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there.Īfter a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive-and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.Ĭhances are, though, he won’t have time to starve to death. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive-and even if he could get word out, his supplie Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there. Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.

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