[raverbashing]

This is an interesting interpretation

The chlorometane results were a true result after all.

However, I have the impression that, organics, in contact with perchlorates (or any strong oxidant) will result in CO2

Also, it was repeated one week later, with no results

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_lander_biological_experi...

[marcosdumay]

> However, I have the impression that, organics, in contact with perchlorates (or any strong oxidant) will result in CO2

With enough perchlorate, it will. But with smaller amounts of it, there's a huge number of possibilities, including products that are more complex than the reactants.