Best invention I did with my friends was my 3rd or 4th fully or semi fully working perpetual energy generator (assumed to work at least as long as Earth is habitable so the next 500 million years with low level maintenance (rebuilding parts, no new parts needed).
That invention was one of the funniest ever, the simplicity and the effectiveness of the whole thing was beyond funny. Would work on any planet with sufficient high wind or high steady current areas that can afford one time investment of current cheapest coal production level technology and access to the common goods market.
That's kind of the point when I just sat back and thought to myself "why would anyone go along with any temptation that takes them away from their heart if stuff like this can be thought of just randomly while high."
Edit: (You guys think this society wants free infinite energy *snorts*, fat chance, you have any idea what that would do to the budding recycling movement and the associated thoughts about self preservation and the cycle of all things not to mention the slow down and relax movements, its not about just infinite energy folks. But yeah. It was a fun invention. But I ain't going to be the one to stick my neck out there for stuff like this. Don't want a repeat of the Tesla.)
That invention was one of the funniest ever, the simplicity and the effectiveness of the whole thing was beyond funny. Would work on any planet with sufficient high wind or high steady current areas that can afford one time investment of current cheapest coal production level technology and access to the common goods market.
That's kind of the point when I just sat back and thought to myself "why would anyone go along with any temptation that takes them away from their heart if stuff like this can be thought of just randomly while high."
Edit: (You guys think this society wants free infinite energy *snorts*, fat chance, you have any idea what that would do to the budding recycling movement and the associated thoughts about self preservation and the cycle of all things not to mention the slow down and relax movements, its not about just infinite energy folks. But yeah. It was a fun invention. But I ain't going to be the one to stick my neck out there for stuff like this. Don't want a repeat of the Tesla.)