[NicknamedBob]

From the supplied hints, it wasn't fusion. If cold fusion could be made to work, it could be made that small, but it wouldn't be that powerful.

Think of a design that involves skirting the edge of excursion. A little whiplash from the dragon's tail.

[Quix]

Think of a design that involves skirting the edge of excursion. A little whiplash from the dragon's tail.
= = = =

I'm far from a physcist . . . but reading that and reflecting on other things I've read . . . it appears that you are either very well read or have some inside information or are an extremely good extrapolator.

And I can't even articulate why I'm convinced of that but I'm very convinced of that.

[brazzaville]

Good evening.
"A little whiplash from the dragon's tail."

Nice phrase. Fire away, I'm ready.

Good night, all.

Michael Frazier

[Quix]

I don't think it was cold fusion either.

Though I have come across puzzle pieces that cold fusion does work and has some . . . benefits not evident in all the disinformation and squelching of the phenomenon in the MSM etc. I have no idea what those benefits are.

[B-Chan]

Interesting. "A little whiplash from the dragon's tail", eh? So Louis Slotin didn't die in vain after all. I wish you could share more of this fascinating anecdote, but we both know why you can't. Still, I'll sleep better tonight knowing somebody finally figured it out. Thanks.

B-chan
Dropout, Naval Nuclear Power School
NS Orlando (now defunct)