Day 38 - Unlimited Story

Unlimited Story
Matthew Ryan Fischer

Infinite energy.  Such was the dream.  Such was the pursuit.

The World needed power.  Every modern marvel runs on power and with every passing moment there were only more miracles of mechanism to be had.

Men of science had always had theories.  They always had innovations and new methods.  Men built coils to capture the electricity in the air, in the ground, in the heat of the earth itself.  They studied the cosmic rays in an attempt to master the very universe itself.  There was a moment it seemed like anything and everything could be tried and achieved.

They covered the fields and the tops of buildings to harness the wind – but soon discovered that slowing the jet stream has disastrous results.  They built deep water turbines – but learned you need the motions of the sea currents.  They had one attempt into fusion – it nearly destroyed their planet.

Infinite cosmic energy was discovered.  The world rejoiced.

At first it was strange and isolated.  The half-life of enriched uranium changed.  Then the rate of energy transfer.  They were small and subtle changes, but they were alarmingly consistent.  It was as if the very laws of physics were being overturned.

Energy, cheap, seemingly infinite energy was brought to the masses.  Suddenly every machine ran, quickly and efficiently.  There were no shortages.  There were no wars or monopolies or rivalries.  Every man, woman, and child shared.  Every races, creed, color and nation benefited.  Suddenly it seemed as if every machine would run forever. 

Nothing made sense.  Energy was disappearing.  The stars in the sky grew dimmer.  The Sun was shrinking at an alarming rate.  It wasn’t supposed to be possible, but it was.  They called it the Great Drain.

Dark Matter, Black Matter, Matter or Antimatter – call it what you want.  It doesn’t matter.  Energy has to come from somewhere, despite the amazing claims to the contrary.

For it to go somewhere it has to come from somewhere.  The scientists had no explanation for the Great Drain.  They had no way to combat it.  All they could do was measure the rate at which energy was disappearing from the universe.

Somewhere, there always has to be a transfer.