Originally posted on 4 July 2016.

Supplementary laboratory notes of Chief Technician Just A. W. Harry - <04/07/2016>

We just received a new sample to be tested today. It's a black viscous, oily fluid. From our initial testing we have uncovered several interesting properties:

Firstly: exposing the sample to temperatures in the range of 25 to 40 °C will cause the the sample to replicate itself (with temperatures higher than 50 °C causing it to rapidly decompose). The replication appears to be accomplished by absorbing gasses from the air. Due to the large quantities of carbon in the fluid, which is not abundant in air, it's also possible that some form of cold fusion is taking place to create the necessary material. Introducing solid samples of various materials - including carbon (both as diamond and graphite) - has no effect. Therefore we must conclude that it is unable to break down solid matter.

Secondly: The sample has an extremely high solvation capacity for most gasses, but especially so for carbon dioxide and oxygen, which compete with each other for solvation. Carbon dioxide however is short lived, as it is broken down relatively quickly, which liberates additional oxygen to take its place. This may have applications in re-breather technology.

Thirdly: controlled electrical pulses cause noticeable effects on the solution, depending on the intensity and duration of the pulse it can do anything from causing it to loose viscosity (down to that of water), expand or contract, or emit sounds around the 150-300 HZ frequency band.

It seems like a good find, and I'm sure we'll find plenty of fun things do to with it later.