Curiosity Catches me Cycling!

BONJOUR, HOLA, HALLO, NAMASTE, CIAO, SALUT, ALOHA, JAMBO, HOEZIT EVERYONE! HELLO EVERYONE...

On the 6^th Of August 2012, the Mars ‘curiosity’ rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars in the gale crater. This historical achievement for all mankind was celebrated extensively on the day, and the information curiosity is sending back provides some of the most valuable data scientists have been able to collect about Mars that they ever have done in humankind’s existence on planet Earth, which may mean you won't have to be an eccentric trillionaire with a taste for commercial coffee to live on the red planet! 

Unfortunately for me though, after slightly over 6 months on the planet, the curiosity rover is ONE OF THE MOST ANNOYING ROBOTS I HAVE EVER HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO MEET. There have been lots of times where the rover has nearly caught me in a place where I thought I could get away from human beings. One of these incidents occurred just yesterday, late morning, when I went out for a calming mountain biking trek, and CURIOSITY NEARLY CAUGHT ME CYCLING, TAKING PHOTOS LIKE A LARGE, EXPENSIVE, ROBOTIC MEMBER OF THE  PAPARAZZI!

The day started like normal, I awoke, inquired about the the content of my breakfast, a mix of naturally colorful ball bearing size chewy pastry cereals that are stable food stuff for the morning on Mars. (I’m still getting used to the Martian food). Once I had eaten for the morning, and Satisfied I was no longer hungry anymore, I proceeded to Tarbucks, and ordered the Frankenstein blood intestine with a shot of mocha latte…

After that high calorie, high caffeine cup of obesity, I figured a high octane mountain bike trip over and inside all the Martin craters would provide some excitement while I  waited for the black hole expert to come and install a transportation system, inside the grand hallway of the Martian complex. 

After cycling for a substantial period of time, I had got through three lady gaga videos on YouTube Mars...so after about 40 minutes of mountain biking, I started back for the complex. Figuring it was nearly time for the installation guy.  I guess of course, about the amount of time I climbed those craters. Mint was quite big in fashion in 2012, like Lady Gaga said it would be… she’s not just  a pretty voice!) Then it happened! With the simple, artificial breeze through my hair, and nothing else for miles except three security of mine on Segways, the familiar 'buzzing' of Curiosity started to get louder and louder and louder...

 

So we rushed! I wasn’t getting caught! So with my training from some of the Martian employees in the complex**, I started to play a little game of hide and go seek with the complex robotic machine they so imaginatively called curiosity. I would have called it something cool and fresh like ‘dynamic’ or ‘Blade’ , but that’s just me, I don’t know. I evidently won this challenge, for now!

Thomas 'the gym enthusiast and amateur food critic' Andrew- 1

Curiosity 'the robotic Martian rover/ vehicle' Space- 0

POINTLESS ADDITIONAL FACT TIME!

 **it is a little known fact that Martians live on the red planet even in the modern era, simply because they are so great at hide and seek, and are in fact the best at the ‘ART OF HIDE AND GO SEEK IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE!’. It’s quite a title, the trophy is so proudly displayed in pride of place in the Martian embassy on the other side of the planet to my complex. About 16 minutes by HyperTrain!

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