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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Neonchameleon" data-source="post: 6660776" data-attributes="member: 87792">OK. I suggest you try an experiment when it comes to not limiting your ideas. I suggest you go into your next engineering meeting and suggest replacing the engine with solid concrete. After all, to not look at this option would be limiting your ideas.I then suggest that you suggest replacing an aluminium body with one of solid steel when trying to get more fuel efficiency out of your plane. After all it's an idea and one that might work. I would say in theory - but I'm not sure what the theory would be. Still, it's an idea and we don't want to limit ourselves.And once you've offered both those suggestions I suggest that you then accuse the rest of the meeting of not actually wanting to have the problem solved when they point out that the first will have the plane not able to fly at all and the second will make it heavier and this really won't help with fuel efficiency. And that we've already tried the second and it doesn't work.Tell me, would the solid concrete engine as an idea be given a free pass? Would the "make the plane heavier to improve fuel efficiency"?It hasn't all been done. The "Use a fighter" has been done. And doesn't work for well known reasons. Unless you have a new angle on it then that specific idea has not only been done, it's the first idea anyone tries if they come to the conversation cold.The subject isn't futile. Your direction was futile. And when this was pointed out to you, instead of trying something else, you accused everyone else of discussing matters in bad faith.Fine. I take it you attempt to use solid concrete engines at work. Because not to do so would be limiting your potential avenues of inquiry and exploration.</blockquote>

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