Recent content by Willy Pete

That's why I came here, I don't know enough about photons to explain this without throwing the science out of science fiction. I don't know if it would even be possible to use a photon as an energy source (and I reasonably had my doubts), so I figured you folks would know more. But something I...

Interesting all the same! Thanks.

I'm not that dumb ;D

So in layman's terms (aka terms I understand) the answer is this is stupid and I should stick to fusion or something else?

I'm looking to get into the realm of science fiction writing and am currently working out how the main "SciFi energy source" works in this world I'm trying to make. Fusion reactors are the obvious go-to, but I wanted to get creative, that said: how plausible/effective would it be to directly...