Reply To: Top 30 Problems for Big Bang

[Rezwan]

What does that even mean? He’s for erecting a center for a cult of people who want the death of satan? And it’s to be located at Fox, etc? I hate to break it to Cusak, but Satan isn’t slated for death, rather he gets to live forever in a lake of fire. Speaking of a lake of fire, my Dad has always wondered if there was a way to harness the perpetual heat from hell for energy. We’ll need to start a new forum section for “theology of fusion and energy”.

It’s too bad about Cusack. I’m a big fan of his movies, but have previously found his twitters to be boring and shrilly political. All part of his dark, edgy persona, I guess.

And I don’t see any clear connection with Cusack and fusion – wait! There’s the “Igor” movie. We’ll want a clip of Igor flipping the switch one day. So he’s not a total write off : )

In any case, let’s not get off topic here. This post is about comedic approaches to fusion that reframe fusion using humor. Colbert and Stewart are great for that sort of strategic irreverence (especially as ITER & NIF require a bit of irreverence, and an upstart like LPPX could benefit from it.) Another candidate – South Park. That’s more right wing. Would love to see their take on fusion policy.

What we’re looking for here is wake-up-call, call-to-action humor. Constructive, awareness building humor that appreciates the absurdity of the current fusion policy, and helps us relieve anxiety about the enormity of the challenge. Strategic, case building humor, which is distinct from “slam fusion as impossible” ridicule.