Tholin Baths
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Tholin Baths
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On their icy worlds the Muuh have
constructed spa-like structures that
utilize liquid methane containing the complex organic molecules
collectively known as tholins. Tholins form a sludge that is
brownish-red to human eyes, and though in time they settle out of a
methane solution they can be kept in a soup-like suspension under
certain conditions.
Most Muuh enjoy bathing in such mixtures for hours or even days at a
time. It is thought that such liquids mimic the products of natural
"hot springs" on the ancient home world of the Muuh. Most Terragens, of
course, find the idea of such a "hot" bath (180° Celsius or so)
quite
unappealing, despite the rapturous descriptions of the experience in
Muuh poetry. Natural tholin spas are highly valued on Muuhome, and
artificial equivalents are considered an essential element in Muuh
living quarters.
Ruins of a two million year old tholin spa have been found buried under
layers of ice on Titan. The ruins apparently date back to the days when
the Muuh once had a colony in the Sol
System. Two Muuh, known as "Hooclick" and "Missy Muuh" have lately
taken to conducting tours of the site, either in person for real
visitors to Solsys or as avatars for virtual visitors over the Known Net.
