Camy Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 An absolute classic! As well as being a magician John Lenahan is also a great writer. If you like fantasy and audiobooks then grab 'Shadowmagic' for free from www.podiobooks.com It's well worth a listen. Link to comment
Merkin Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Fabulous! Would that all of our problems could so readily be erased. Perhaps we should elect magicians instead of politicians. Link to comment
JamesSavik Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Those were smoke stacks, not "nuclear" cooling towers. Link to comment
Camy Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Those were smoke stacks, not "nuclear" cooling towers. Ohh ... picky! Link to comment
The Pecman Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 That was funny! And I'm actually a big fan of nuclear energy -- but I recognize the problems, which to me are caused by cheap contractors and crappy governments. Nuclear reactors can work... but when they start cutting corners, things go terribly wrong. (Here in LA, I actually worked on both Silkwood and The China Syndrome in the 1980s, by an amazing coincidence.) Link to comment
Camy Posted November 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 The China syndrome was a great movie! Link to comment
The Pecman Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 China Syndrome was a good movie for its time, but it's very dated, preachy, and heavy-handed today, when you go back and watch it now. It's an interesting film from a structural point of view, since it has no music, which is very rare for any Hollywood feature film. One thing I can't deny is that when there's an unforeseen situation, like the recent Japanese tsunami hitting Fukushima, the danger of nuclear power plants is pretty overwhelming. One could make the same argument about California nuclear reactors in an earthquake. I keep hoping they'll put in a fusion reactor in the middle of the Nevada desert, maybe 500 miles away from the nearest populated area, but no dice yet. Link to comment
E.J. Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Fission or fusion, I think you would still need large quantities of water in order to generate electricity. A desert location would be impracticle. Link to comment
ChrisR Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Fission or fusion, I think you would still need large quantities of water in order to generate electricity. A desert location would be impracticle. Agreed. With the requirement to put it near water and away from civilization, I suggest Manhattan. Link to comment
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