• Dyno [he/him]
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    1 year ago
    • Steal a fresnel lens from a lighthouse and set it on a tripod
    • Rig up a big suspended rock underneath so that the sunrays are focused into it
    • Big rock becomes spicy hot
    • Put bucket of water under big spicy rock
    • Connect a pipe from bucket to a turbine
    • Make a grand speech to a crowd about how you have "mastered the divine energies of the heavens" and, with a dramatic flourish, ("Behold!") pull a rope that releases the big spicy rock
    • Big spicy rock falls into bucket and creates steam - have a minion quickly throw a lid on the bucket, probably scalding themselves in the process
    • Marvel as the steam turns the turbine and powers a small, dim lightbulb for about 5 seconds
    • Sell your wisdom to the excited and awed crowd in the form of your snake oil exclusive guide "Harnessing the Heavenly Heat of Helios" for $200 a pop
    • edge [he/him]
      ·
      1 year ago

      I'm pretty sure big spicy rocks are a different kind of power generation.

      • Dyno [he/him]
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        1 year ago
        • Skip town ASAP
        • With your hard-earned dollars, hire a ragtag group of cutthroats and mercenaries
        • Break into nuclear waste repository
        • Steal spicy rocks
        • Place spicy rock on a pedestal in new town square
        • Place inconspicuous sheet of lead between your podium and the spicy rock
        • Make a grand speech to a crowd about how you have "mastered the divine energies of the Earth", and, with a dramatic flourish ("Behold!"), gesture for the crowd to touch the spicy rock
        • Marvel as the crowd gasps at the pleasant and unexpected heat of the spicy rock
        • Sell your wisdom to the excited and awed crowd in the form of your snake oil 2.0 exclusive guide "Gathering the Godly Greatness of Gaia" for $200 a pop