I started the day with some nothin’ tea. Nothin’ tea is easy to make. First, get some hot water, then add… — Andy Weir

As you can see, this plan provides many opportunities for me to die in a fiery explosion.

As a chemist, Vogel knew how to make a bomb. In fact, much of his training was to avoid making them by mistake.

Then I sat for a moment, dumbstruck that my plan had actually worked.