Our hour of exploration time is up and the rest of the gang meets us back at the clearing.
“Not bad, eh? Turns out Grimnee’s even stronger on this planet than she is back at the school.”
“We’re all stronger. Because of the weaker gravity, remember?”
“Whatever. All I know is she’s keeping my boots from getting dirty. My mom wouldn’t be too happy if my boots got dirty.”
Again with the dirt and the boots. Rand-El’s home planet must be completely covered with carpeting.
Mr. Jeddee calls everybody over. He pops open a metal case and removes a strange piece of equipment. It must be demonstration time.
“What I have here is a portable magnetic field generator. As we covered in class last week, a variety of creatures use magnetic fields in order to navigate, including many birds and various types of worms. I’ll turn the setting to high and see if we’re able to attract a few of them.”
“Well, that setting may have been too high. Let’s turn it down just a bit and give it another try.”
“Actually, class, this is an excellent example of trial-and-error experimentation. Now I’ve moved the dial down to the top end of the worm range. Hopefully, we can coax a few of the little wigglers to make an appearance.”
“I apologize, class. I probably should have tried this out beforehand. You know what? Just to be on the safe side, let’s turn the dial all the way down to the one worm setting and give it one final shot.
