Back in Tiberius’ day (14-37AD)
some Venetian chappy invented an unbreakable glass*. He made a vase and showed it to the emporer, who asked if anyone else knew the secret of this glass. Chappy said no, so Tiberius had him topped. Fair do’s really. After all, if you controlled the Venetian glass trade you would do the same.

So if you were to find a source of naturally occurring renewable energy (SNORE) how would introduce it to the world?

*Prof. Amberl to provide citation please.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 14 May 2010, 11:51, 47 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I'd put it on wikipedia and see how long it takes before someone writes "penis"
somewhere in the text.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 14 May 2010, 11:53, Reply)

Via the medium of bumming

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 14 May 2010, 11:56, Reply)

Via British Gas.
In exchange for controlling shares.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 14 May 2010, 11:57, Reply)

But, but, but -
it's the old everlasting horseshoe thing. What blacksmith would make one?
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 14 May 2010, 12:02, Reply)

Because that's not an appropriate analogy

(Bazongaloid, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:08, Reply)

Everlasting energy is very much the same thing.
How to sell it to energy producers though?
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 14 May 2010, 12:11, Reply)

Easy
"Pay us £30 a month or we'll turn it off".
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:15, Reply)

But everlasting energy can't possibly happen
The laws of entropy dictate that you can't get more out of a system than you put in, and thermodynamics make 100% efficient engines impossible, so while you may discover a cheaper form of energy, it will still require infrastructure, which someone will have to pay for and maintain, so there will always be a cost, though it may be much lower than those we currently have.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:18, Reply)

You have obviously never seen Star Trek.
It's all in the dilitheum crystals.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 14 May 2010, 12:27, Reply)

I'm giving it all she's got capt'n

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:31, Reply)

but...but..what if it's made of clouds
and powered by unicorns?
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:33, Reply)

actually what I'd do
is just set up a small one in my place sell the electricity back to the grid. Keep doing small scale until they start to notice that it works then wait for them to come begging to me for my ideas and sell them to the highest bidder.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:01, Reply)

begging to me for my ideas and sell them to the highest bidder. and destroy my snore and have me certified.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 14 May 2010, 12:04, Reply)

I would get naked
and run over London bridge telling everybody all about it.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:01, Reply)

If it's good enought for Archimedes...

(PsychoChomp, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:04, Reply)

Screw him...

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:22, Reply)

I wish I had said that.

( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 14 May 2010, 12:27, Reply)

Would you like me to edit it out...
...and then you can say it?
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:31, Reply)

Nah- it was a set up.
If you'd given Whistler's reply I would have referred you to the previous thread. Should have known you'd see that coming.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 14 May 2010, 13:04, Reply)

Nice try Oscar...

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 14 May 2010, 13:15, Reply)

I would paint myself silver and mime it to passers by.
That way everyone could enjoy the benefits, and I could make some money from it too.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:01, Reply)

I'd keep it to myself, just to be a cunt.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:03, Reply)

Now imagine your very own hovercar.
Faster than a speeding pullet, no fuel, and no-one else has got one! How could you resist. Eh,Monty,eh?
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 14 May 2010, 12:08, Reply)

I'm not fussed, Larrold, if I'm honest..
Not really a vehicular kind of chap, truth be told.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:12, Reply)

Young female chickens don't go all that fast though.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Fri 14 May 2010, 14:15, Reply)

Dragons Den obviously
Although if they were mean to me, like they inevitably would be, I would have to stab them in their smug little faces.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:03, Reply)

Through the medium of interpretive dance

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:03, Reply)

I have invented a renewable energy sauce

( broadsword, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:03, Reply)

I would like this immediately.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:18, Reply)

It's a story referred to by
Pliny, Petronius and Dio Cassius, if you care. Probably bollocks.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:07, Reply)

Didn't the guy who designed the Kremlin get his eyes cut out?

(PsychoChomp, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:13, Reply)

That I don't know, I'm afraid.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:21, Reply)

It is a legend...
...and it is about St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. Utter bollocks of course.
The same story is sometimes used in reference to the Taj Mahal. (The original, not the Balti house in Cheltenham.)
EDIT See below.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:30, Reply)

I prefer The Kashmir in Cheltenham
their Chicken Jalfrasi-tika-balti is just awesome!
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:35, Reply)

Indus on the Bath Road is good but a bit poncey...
Curry Corner is great for a good old fashioned 'ruby' followed by an arse like a Japanese flag.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:47, Reply)

I used to live in Chelters, don't you know.
My father was a master at the college for a time.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 14 May 2010, 13:39, Reply)

St Basils Cathedral
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Basil%27s_Cathedral
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:29, Reply)

I can't imagine it's a true story
But if I found a renewable source of energy, I'd probably keep it to myself or sell it to a private investor.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:10, Reply)

I think if I found it
I wouldn't notice what I had and would benevolently talk about it in the pub. An evil man, possibly wearing a black trenchcoat, hat and leather gloves, would overhear me and then trick me into telling him where it was (it's a physical thing right?). He would then try to have me killed but I would escape without realising it. If I'd seen the Spy Who Knew Too Little, it would probably be like that.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:20, Reply)

That's what this thread needs - more paranoia

( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 14 May 2010, 12:29, Reply)

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you!
*dons foil hat*
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:31, Reply)

They are? - I knew it.

( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 14 May 2010, 13:05, Reply)