Ambitious Memes

Engineers staring at hurricanes like they're untapped power plants is peak human ambition. Sure, a hurricane packs enough energy to power the world for a week—just minor details like "catastrophic destruction" and "complete inability to harness chaotic wind energy" standing in the way. The gap between theoretical energy and practical application is where engineering dreams go to drown... usually in hurricane floodwaters. Somewhere right now, a grad student is writing a dissertation titled "Hurricane Energy Capture: Technically Possible, Practically Insane."