I stumbled into a familiar but alien world.

https://x.com/RichardKCollin2/status/1844360449782874283

https://www.facebook.com/reel/899117728232649

I stumbled into a familiar but alien world. When I was little, my Dad and I would work on engines often. Then we went separate ways. I can still smell the oil, and even taste it. But this video, all I care about is “What is the weight of the engine?” What power, torque, and rotation rate do you need?” and “I wonder if I can reduce the weight and cost by 100 fold with new materials I designed”.

You won’t know what I am talking about, but many of you might remember your Dads, the smell and warmth of engines in the bitter cold, many decades ago. Or not so long ago.

Gas and electric cannot even compare to “engines” that run on atomic fuels.

Your sons and daughters will have atomic fuels, and likely use it in space, a place we could only dream of. Perhaps our descendants will remember the faint smell of ozone, and the unique tingling from cheap synthetic “gravitational” acceleration fields.

Richard Collins, The Internet Foundation