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[Story] [Science]
Getting There and Back In Time
In the beginning of time, before anything
happened, god created the heavens and the earth.
God thought that the earth was enough space for
everyone to live on. He saw it as a good piece of
work. As time went by, many things happened, and
the population in each country was increasing. The
people knew, that sooner or later, the earth would
be filled with people, and there would not be
enough space for others to live on. So they had to
do something about it.
Dear Diary,
Scientist's have said, that in a couple hundred
years, the earth will be over populated and there
will not be enough space for everyone to live on.
So because of this problem, H.I.5.0. has been set
out to discover another planet that has all the
properties of earth that are needed. If not that,
then at least have water on the planet.
As a part of H.I.5.0, I will be going up into
space. I am scared, nervous, and my heart is
pounding very hard at this moment. I don't know
anything about or how to use most of the tools I
will be working with. I do have knowledge of space,
and know most of the things I need to know.
We have discovered one planet, and it has all
the things that earth had except for two things.
The sea is made up of oobleck, and there are no
people or specimen. If there are no people or
specimen that live there, that means, no one has
ever seen of experienced this planet before. I
think that it's pretty cool to be one of the first
ones to set foot on the planet Oobleck.
To be one of the first people to set foot on
planet Oobleck amazes me. Although I have no
knowledge of how to use the tools or anything, I
have been trained the basics of what to do when
certain things happen, and how to work with the
tools we are going to be working with in space. We
launch in forty-eight hours and I am very excited.
Your Friend,
Cilia
Dear Diary,
Our launch was successful. Right on the dot of
zero, we took off. Our engine started up with fire
sparks, and then we shot up into the air with a
tail of white smoke trailing behind us. Earth
became smaller and smaller as we moved farther away
from it. It became so small; it felt as if I could
hold it in my hand.
I am now sitting in my room awaiting the landing
on planet Oobleck. I share a room with my best
friend Kiani. We are very good roommates and have
bee best friends since we were little kids.
During the time we have on the ship, we do
everything together. We agree on what's going to be
done and then do it. I had a lot of fun today
playing Ping-Pong with her. I haven't played that
game in ages! I really like my best friend and hope
to be her friend forever.
Now back to the subject on the planet Oobleck. I
have been doing some research about planet Oobleck.
I have got all the information we need, except one
missing part. The information I got is that this
planet contains all the properties of earth that we
need in order to live. What I don't have is how the
sea of oobleck works, the properties, etc.
Our plans change because of this problem.
Originally we were just supposed to go and make
sure everything was okay to land, the planet is
okay to live on, and return back home. But now, our
spaceship has to stay and experiment with this
oobleck.
This project was only supposed to take us three
years. But has been extended to six. Looking at the
time limit may not have enough time to stay six
years here. We are going to have to figure out how
to experiment to see all the properties of oobleck
and return back home on time. I don't know just how
we are going to do it, but we might just come in
late. But for now, we need to concentrate on
getting there.
Your Friend,
Cilia
Dear Diary,
Today on the ship, our computer system shut
down. Everything turned off and nothing was
working. Our computer man did everything he could.
But nothing would work to turn the computers on. So
my captain shut off the whole entire ship and left
us afloat in space. I started to panic thinking
about all the things that could happen.
It's been three days so far now since we have
been going without power. I am still a little shaky
and scared, but I stayed as calm as possible. I am
using my spare time to write in you. I am scared
and I feel as if I want to return home. But I was
sent up here to complete my job, do my best on it,
and return home with my head held high. So that'd
what I am going to do.
Well then, Oh Wow! The power on the ship has
finally turned back on. We are still on track of
the trace of the planet and we are still headed in
the correct direction. We are safe, and have been
saved by the power of God. (Thank you Heavenly
Father!) the estimation that we will be there is by
tomorrow morning.
I need to get some rest so my mind can be full
rested for tomorrows experimenting. Tomorrow when
we do our experiments, we need pay attention to
what we are doing and think carefully before we do
anything. I can't be tired and make careless errors
on my data.I need to be very specific and record my
data very carefully. So for now, I must go.
Your Friend,
Cilia
Dear Diary,
We have finally landed! We needed to figure out
where to land. So we decide to land on the deeper
part of the oobleck. Our freezer sprayer came out
because the oobleck was a watery substance. (When
we hit a watery substance, our freezer sprayers
automatically come out.) We had a successful
landing, and everything has gone good so far.
Today the data I gathered was very important. I
gathered all the properties this planet included.
As I looked at the data that I collected and the
information I found before, I found that all of it
was true. The properties of this planet are exactly
like earth, except they have the sea of oobleck. I
found this oobleck quite fascinating.
I took out a bit of the oobleck to experiment
and test out what it is like. I haven't found
anything yet, but I soon will. Well, tomorrow is
another one of those long days. I have to go to
sleep and do work that's even harder tomorrow.
Your Friend,
Cilia
Dear Diary,
I am sorry for not writing in you for quite a
while. My research has taken my time away from
writing in you. Right now, we are stuck. Not in
space, but on this planet. Our engine has been
dried up with oobleck and it won't go.
So, to help the oobleck come off, we are using
our water sprayer. Looking at the progress we have
made, I estimate that we will be returning home by
tomorrow morning. We have completed our job and
have completed it within three years and not six.
Since we have finished everything on time, we will
be able to get back home in time. I can make a
difference in the world. Got to go now!
Your Friend,
Cilia
Dear Diary,
We finally got the engine going. I am already
back home and feeling great. My trip has been a
great long one. I still have more work to do on
this planet, but I will have more time to write in
you. We have all the information we need, but still
have to see how people could survive on this
planet. Especially with the sea made up of oobleck.
Thanks for being there for me when I was sad and
scared. I really appreciated you when you did
everything to help me get through my hard times.
I'll catch you later because I got to go to work
now!
Your Friend,
Cilia
H.I.5.0 completed what they went into space and
came back home for. They fulfilled their task
within the time limit they had. Planet oobleck is
now used as a planet for people to live on. Earth
is no longer over populated and everything is
okay.
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