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I’m not sure whether we’re allowed to start threads here since I only see DanQ threads. If we are not just delete this.
Before bashing a certain part of Episod8, I would like to start by complimenting the polycast crew on a rather interesting podcast, its great to listen while posting and most of the stuff you guy’s think is funny, actually is (funny)! I like to listen to it before I go to sleep (I’m a bit of an insomniac) or any other time I can’t spend with civ or on-line or doing interesting things. You guy’s have a pretty good show dynamic and when the entire cast is present you have a nice character contrast working for you, which I think adds flavor to the show. I think it’s a nice part of Apolyton, if only anyone listened to it.
I don’t want to npick or go Krazy Horse on you, but fission reducing the chance of nuclear meltdown? Didn’t you guy’s take any science classes? Ever? I mean have you looked at the Civ4 tech tree? A fission reactor is a nuclear reactor. That’s what happens in a normal power plant,a controlled chain reaction, fission, a uranium or plutonium atom collapses and sprays out little particles which destabilize and split other atoms and the process goes on and produces quite a bit of energy. If you don’t understand fission you can’t have nuclear energy now can you?
(note: fusion is harder to do)
Now I thought maybe I’ve misheard that word, but you keep clearly talking about fisson as a tech that could eliminate meltdown and make nuclear power plants a bit more useful in the late game. I said to myself, maybe they’ve just got confused when talking about things they didn’t know much about.
But then Dan goes and spoils it all,by saying something stupid like: “Fission (he means fusion) eliminating meltdown. Some people might say that’s a bit unrealistic, maybe if it could reduce the chanche of nuclear meltdown. That would be more acceptable."
How in the world could a fussion reactor meltdown? There is just enough fuel for about one minute in the reactor at any time (unlike fission where there’s about a year’s worth). And the fuel ain’t touching the frikkin walls!!! How could the walls melt down!!!
And the idea is just plain stupid since, the nuclear power plants of today are a completely different technology than that of a fusion plant! It’s like hydro plants getting a bonus when you’d invent combustion or when you would have oil!
And to top it all off, you didn’t even credit the idea to Civ2!
You need guy's need to do some reading
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear power
Fusion power
I've calmed down by now, but people who are eligible to vote, should know these things or we should just drop this whole farce of democracy. If people can’t understand energy related issues (which are very important, since many a war have been started as a result of them) they sure as hell won’t understand the causes of poverty or foreign policy or… well anything of importance in the big picture.
In the end don’t take me too seriously, I’m just a silly egghead who doesn’t like, uhhh (does not want to get banned),... Well people who are not as well educated as I am (yeah that's right).
Nice show, just make sure you know what you are talking about.
Before bashing a certain part of Episod8, I would like to start by complimenting the polycast crew on a rather interesting podcast, its great to listen while posting and most of the stuff you guy’s think is funny, actually is (funny)! I like to listen to it before I go to sleep (I’m a bit of an insomniac) or any other time I can’t spend with civ or on-line or doing interesting things. You guy’s have a pretty good show dynamic and when the entire cast is present you have a nice character contrast working for you, which I think adds flavor to the show. I think it’s a nice part of Apolyton, if only anyone listened to it.
I don’t want to npick or go Krazy Horse on you, but fission reducing the chance of nuclear meltdown? Didn’t you guy’s take any science classes? Ever? I mean have you looked at the Civ4 tech tree? A fission reactor is a nuclear reactor. That’s what happens in a normal power plant,a controlled chain reaction, fission, a uranium or plutonium atom collapses and sprays out little particles which destabilize and split other atoms and the process goes on and produces quite a bit of energy. If you don’t understand fission you can’t have nuclear energy now can you?
(note: fusion is harder to do)
Now I thought maybe I’ve misheard that word, but you keep clearly talking about fisson as a tech that could eliminate meltdown and make nuclear power plants a bit more useful in the late game. I said to myself, maybe they’ve just got confused when talking about things they didn’t know much about.
But then Dan goes and spoils it all,by saying something stupid like: “Fission (he means fusion) eliminating meltdown. Some people might say that’s a bit unrealistic, maybe if it could reduce the chanche of nuclear meltdown. That would be more acceptable."
How in the world could a fussion reactor meltdown? There is just enough fuel for about one minute in the reactor at any time (unlike fission where there’s about a year’s worth). And the fuel ain’t touching the frikkin walls!!! How could the walls melt down!!!
And the idea is just plain stupid since, the nuclear power plants of today are a completely different technology than that of a fusion plant! It’s like hydro plants getting a bonus when you’d invent combustion or when you would have oil!
And to top it all off, you didn’t even credit the idea to Civ2!
You need guy's need to do some reading
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear power
Fusion power
I've calmed down by now, but people who are eligible to vote, should know these things or we should just drop this whole farce of democracy. If people can’t understand energy related issues (which are very important, since many a war have been started as a result of them) they sure as hell won’t understand the causes of poverty or foreign policy or… well anything of importance in the big picture.
In the end don’t take me too seriously, I’m just a silly egghead who doesn’t like, uhhh (does not want to get banned),... Well people who are not as well educated as I am (yeah that's right).
Nice show, just make sure you know what you are talking about.
(and likely my fellow co-hosts do too seeing as how they didn't correct me 
).
Have you listened to Episode 06 as well per chance? 
Like I said polycast is a good show and you guys are doing a good job. 
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