Random Possibilities

There are still those out there who don't believe in the massive power of individual letters and their increased strength when they mimic Voltron to form words.  This has been a cornerstone of my belief system since I was a child.  I'm sure all of you are familiar with the phrase, "The pen is mightier than the sword".  Do you know WHY that's true though?  It isn't because there are over several hundred ways to use a pen as a stealth weapon.  It is because pens have the power to make letters and words appear from the ether.  That power can topple dynasties and oil barons across the world.  Space travel would still be imaginary without the pen.  This is a point I must make before we proceed:  the pencil has never been given the credit it deserves.  It does the same work as a pen, but is never considered to be as important.  I think its image has been damaged because pencil marks are easier to erase.  Its changeability should not be held against it.

Back to the challenge at hand.  I was ordered to defend my understanding of the physical world by an individual who believes AcMo is practicing voodoo instead of real science.  The problem is that we ARE practicing voodoo, but that has nothing to do with our applied sciences and R&D departments as far as I know.

The challenge was issued and accepted several days ago, but I wasn't ready to present my argument.  I had to read this:  How to Reshape Your Brain and Learn Anything, Based on the Most Popular Coursera Class Ever, so that I could receive mental permission to understand this:  A True Random-Number Generator Built From Carbon Nanotubes.  This was another difficult step to master just so that I could activate the ability to explain how letter control can do the impossible (everything seems impossible to those who aren't open to the possibilities) and turn a terrible engine into a paragon of excellence.  The thing about this so-called science of carbon nanotubes is that they do not exist at a scale even close to that of letters and words.  Everywhere you go you will see letters or words, but how many carbon nanotubes are there?  You don't know, partially because you can't see them, and because they are rare outside of a laboratory.  Words are here and now and indispensable when developing a new idea.  Our work could lead to pencils being used as semiconductors after we've dumped silicon transistors.  Imagine the potential power of a computer made out of pencils.

The original plan involved swapping Honda's valve covers for those from the Mercedes High Performance Engines' power unit. That plan did not survive the second stage review process.  Admittedly, it might just be...impossible.  It appears that the valve covers are incompatible, and swapping them would still leave the Honda engine with all of its other garbage parts.  That's OK because sometimes plans need to evolve before they become masterpieces.  It may even be impossible to fix the Honda engine without first blowing up their factory, all data, blueprints, technical papers, and anything else related to that engine.  A clean whiteboard may be the only answer because it would allow new Honda engineers to make an exact copy of the Mercedes Benz engine, with "Honda" on it in strategic places instead.  I don't think anyone would notice the similarities.

I need to start by saying that my brain is still shot from the massive data upload I completed.  I haven't felt this much neural activity since that time I experimented with TDCS.  The treatments may have increased my intelligence, but they didn't do anything for my memory.  I just hope all of this new knowledge comes together when I need it.

As is often the case when creating, a new potential opportunity appeared in the options list.  Carbon nanotubes and graphene would both make an excellent base for next generation pencil technology.  There are infinite possibilities.  Once these true random-number generators are built from carbon nanotubes, we can use them inside of our pencils to create a device that is out of this world.  It will be a pencil that has the capability to generate random numbers while also writing words.  That kind of power has never before been in the hands of a single individual.

That cannon doesn't look so big.

Think of our project like the A-10 Warthog.  It was built around its 30 mm cannon.  That worked out well for the Air Force, so I think our plan with the pencils will be fine too.  In fact, perhaps we'll start building our own A-10s, but instead of a 30 mm cannon, we will equip them with graphene and carbon nanotube pencils.  How about that for lethal ordinance?  We'll write our enemies into submission from a superior aerial position.

30 mm brings a world of hurt.  

A lot of engineering work has already been devoted to figuring out how we're going to borrow those carbon nanotubes so we can start embedding them into our pencils.  Everything will change the moment we start using them to generate words and random numbers.  I can't tell if I'm more excited about being able to generate random numbers without doing anything, or being on the cusp of expanding the stagnant pencil industry.

This is our first gen prototype after a few hard days in the office.

The pen is only there for scale.

Our prototype pencil is missing some of its form.  This is the result of the rigorous testing every AcMo product completes.  We are thorough, methodical, and professional when it comes to breaking stuff.  No one can do it better than AcMo.  As far as packaging constraints go on the Warthog, I know we'll be able to fit at least 3000 pencils in the space vacated by the 30 mm cannon.   A carbon nanotube or graphene pencil dropped from altitude will be invisible to all weapons detection systems, and will cause serious damage.  That's before someone picks one up and starts generating numbers and words with it.  The part that will keep me up at night is figuring out what to do with all of the 30 mm cannons we're about to inherit.  I know our beta tester would love for us to attach one to his trafficide weapons system, but that seems like an unnecessary armament in addition to the laser and rail gun.  I don't know, maybe it can work.  We'll have to do something with all of those cannons.

The preceding should have made it clear how we plan to use word control to master an object in the physical realm.  If not, I'm not sure how else I can explain it.  Some things just aren't meant to be understood, I guess.  The doubters who still remain will have to wait until we have put our products on the track and in the air to see the true power of words and carbon nanotubes.