Thursday, October 18, 2007

Zeta Energy

How does Dr. Impossible find this zeta energy? Seemingly, it could cure most all of the world’s energy woes. At first glance, we think it is just some crackpot effect made up for the purpose of the book. But is it? There are three basic types of scientific discovery:
1) Change, a discovery that solves a problem that is quite obvious, ie. Cure heart disease, but the way in which to solve the problem is not clear. 2)Challenge, is a response to know facts that don’t mesh with scientific theory of the time to create a better holistic understanding. And 3) Chance a serendipitous discovery such as penicillin or Plunkett’s Teflon. Dr. Impossible’s discovery clearly lies in the change category. He did not create this effect, he simply was able to see it when no one else could. It is in this way that Dr. Impossible is more like the greatest thinkers of or time rather than some superhero. Dr. Impossible is some sort of super-(evil/misunderstood?)-academic. Yet, due to some unfortunate circumstances, his discoveries aren’t accepted by the world. Does this lessen his great accomplishments? Perhaps. His discovery, akin to Oppenhiemer’s atomic energy and Newton’s gravity, could have great implications for mankind. Yet it is played off as nothing more than a crackpot theory and perpetuates Dr. Impossible’s loathsome and evil state.

Shaunt

Sorry for the truancy, the internet at my house crapped out last night.

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