“The engines can’t take it, captain” – A global Captain Kirk-like plea for more power gets Scotty’s standard line
September 5, 20247:00 AM Terry Etam
There are a few ways to “know things”. You know how to read, you know how to add, probably, and you know many things.
Some things you can “know” without having to formally learn or experience them. You probably know it would hurt to get shot, though unless the demographic around here has changed significantly you’re not likely to experience that.
Some things you know best by experiencing them; hearing about them, being warned about them, is a start, but sometimes you don’t really know something until you ‘feel it in your bones’. The old adage about not touching a hot stove is one. Children hear that and obey it to the extent they ever obey their parents, but the real education comes at the moment they do indeed touch the stove. Things become quite clear then.
So it goes on the energy front. So much has gone on in the past decade that is enthusiastic speculation about what people think they know, particularly about energy transitions, and not only that but energy itself – where it comes from, how it gets there, who is responsible, how tough it really is to provide.
New Zealand recently gave us a wicked lesson in the process of understanding the gap between being told not to touch the stove and touching the stove.
https://boereport.com/2024/09/05/the-engines-cant-take-it-captain-a-global-captain-kirk-like-plea-for-more-power-gets-scottys-standard-line/
