SANCHO:
“Nickel plus hydrogen equals copper.”
QUIXOTE:
“And this means what?”
SANCHO:
“Yup.”
QUIXOTE:
“I said what.”
SANCHO:
“Exactly.”
QUIXOTE:
“What?”
SANCHO:
“We’ve already agreed on that.”
QUIXOTE:
“What?”
SANCHO:
“Watt–that’s what you said. WATT.”
QUIXOTE.
“I know what I said. And so what?”
SANCHO:
“Good point; I guess you do sew the nickel and hydrogen protons together.”
QUIXOTE:
“Why?”
SANCHO:
“I don’t suppose that a response of ‘Second Base’ will help us here…Okay, let’s try this: Cold fusion, that’s what.”
QUIXOTE:
“What? Who said anything about cold fusion?”
SANCHO:
“What did you think I was talking about when I mentioned nickel, hydrogen and copper? Nickel plus hydrogen equals copper and joules–watts if you will.
QUIXOTE:
“Now you are talking about wealth, you know, nickels and jewels.”
SANCHO:
“Personal bias obliterates information exchange once again.”
QUIXOTE:
“What?”
SANCHO:
“Quixote, I am talking about an energy system with potential–cold fusion.”
QUIXOTE:
“There is no such thing. Cold fusion is somewhere out in left field.”
SANCHO:
“Why.”
QUIXOTE:
“I don’t know why.”
SANCHO:
“And here we are, rounding third…”
QUIXOTE:
“Can you prove this cold fusion thing today?”
SANCHO:
“When you overcome the nuclear forces and meld the nickel and hydrogen proton structures you create copper–and a bunch of energy. It works today but the pitch comes from tomorrow. The system is primitive, but it appears promising.”
QUIXOTE:
“Does this mean I can stop hearing your climate change bleat?”
SANCHO:
“Large scale deployment of melded proton structures, enough to affect anthropogenic forcing of the radiative balance is 20 years out. If we keep up our current rate of CO2 insertion into the atmosphere by the time we have solved the energy puzzle we will be hip-deep in disasters killing people, obliterating our infrastructure, mangling our supply chains, and destroying our economy.”
QUIXOTE:
“So cold fusion is go-to answer for the climate problem. I like it.”
SANCHO:
“It minimizes the science experiment aspect of a solution–so long as the energy is delivered in a distributed system. Otherwise, large scale fusion systems will turn the planet into a cinder.”
QUIXOTE:
“My friends don’t like distributed power.”
SANCHO:
“Oh come now, Quixote. The Oil Age is over. This is the Information Age. Your friends should have no problem blurring the facts on this. Besides, the way your friends are eviscerating information–I can’t see how distributed energy could ever again a problem.”
QUIXOTE:
“Wait, let me Google that and I’ll get back to you.”
SANCHO:
“Funny.”
QUIXOTE:
“So now you disparage systems that kick out preselected responses selected by IT knowledge bases that put personal bias above facts?”
SANCHO:
“And the coders who are supporting that ever advancing set of Who’s On First algorithms.”
QUIXOTE:
“I don’t care.”
SANCHO:
“A very effective shortstop, for information.”
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