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[somekindofsin]

The more I read about nuclear fission, the more certain I am that it's a sincerely bad idea.  While the free energy that nuclear fission might provide is certainly tempting, the sheer destructive potential--well!  Anything that has the capacity to destroy the world is, in my books, something that really shouldn't be toyed with.  Accidents happen,

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[Voice]

[revengeisalie]

This is such a long and rich entry, I don't know where to begin - well.

Weapons that can destroy the world, you say? That's -- Gods -- I don't even have words.

Sadly, it seems a very human thing to do.

You speak of inventions and experiments. That sounds so interesting! I don't really know anything about most things you've named, but it sounds, uh. Intriguing. Yes.

[Voice]

[concept_killer]

I think he's exaggerating a little on destroying the world. Japan had two of those bombs dropped on it and we're all still living.

[Voice]

[revengeisalie]

So what did they do?

[Voice]

[concept_killer]

They're big enough to blow up whole cities and cause a lot of medical problems afterwords. I don't think anyone has used them after that, though.

[lyra_of_dust]

Nuclear fission- You mean atomcraft? I heard you can make bombs out of it, but the scholars said it really just gets used for anbaric power.

[somekindofsin]

Well... ah, I've never heard of "atomcraft," but I suppose they're similar. You have to pardon me, I'm afraid; I left my own world in the year 1889, and this sort of technology wasn't in use then.

[amazing_guy]

There's a lot of difference between cooking and science.

[somekindofsin]

Of course! In theory, though, they have a good deal in common--not that I would care to eat anything concocted in my laboratory.

[amazing_guy]

If you treat it like science, your food isn't going to taste too well. It requires some feeling and a lot of good taste.

[somekindofsin]

Really? That's discouraging. I have considerably more scientific knowledge than good taste.

[somekindofsin]

Oh, yes! Advancements have been made in all fields, of course, and the more peaceful areas of development have progressed marvelously. My apologies for focusing on the more negative aspects of scientific development, Dr. Wilson; I found the destructive capacity of modern weaponry rather alarming.

It's a pleasure to meet a professional, however! I'm Carl, and really can't name my field. Weaponry, officially, but that was out of necessity.

[somekindofsin]

Thank you! Fortunately, good tends to advance more rapidly than bad; I pray that will hold true for the rest of science's history, which I suspect it will.

It's not a terribly secret organization at the moment, I'm afraid. I don't see much use in being secretive in the City!

[favored_son]

Of course it's a bad idea. You people can't keep your fingers off the trigger.

[somekindofsin]

I can.

Not that I have a trigger of any sort, but if I did, I could certainly leave it be.

[favored_son]

That's what they all said when D was a kid. Next thin you know, kaboom.

[somekindofsin]

Fortunately, I'm not a child.

Well. Not today. Heaven knows how quickly that can change.