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[kalos72]

I take it a McGuffin is a fictional device of some sort?

Desalination is definitely a good option but would only really be a life saver if you follow the HW line. I also like the cold fusion link, like that SLOWPOKE reactor tied to a desalination plant. Perfect for the reactors small size/output.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by kalos72

I take it a McGuffin is a fictional device of some sort?

Sort of like a "thingamabob in US slang.

[kato13]

In fiction, a MacGuffin (sometimes McGuffin or maguffin) is a plot device in the form of some goal, desired object, or other motivator that the protagonist pursues, often with little or no narrative explanation. The specific nature of a MacGuffin is typically unimportant to the overall plot. The most common type of MacGuffin is an object, place, or person; other, more abstract types include money, victory, glory, survival, power, love, or some unexplained driving force.

MacGuffin

Examples would include the Maltese Falcon and the Case from Pulp Fiction.

[unkated]

Originally Posted by kato13

MacGuffin

Examples would include the Maltese Falcon and the Case from Pulp Fiction.

... Or perhaps "There has been a limited nuclear war, and you are a soldier fighting with the remnants of the US army in Europe. Your division makes a successful raid into Poland, only to find itself surrounded by Soviet and Warsaw pact units..."

Uncle Ted

[ArmySGT.]

Originally Posted by kalos72

I take it a McGuffin is a fictional device of some sort?

Important reference for anyone interested in writing fiction for fun or profit.

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[WallShadow]

Originally Posted by kalos72

I take it a McGuffin is a fictional device of some sort?

Desalination is definitely a good option but would only really be a life saver if you follow the HW line. I also like the cold fusion link, like that SLOWPOKE reactor tied to a desalination plant. Perfect for the reactors small size/output.

A "mcGuffin" is an object that is the goal of a plot, wherein it is being sought, fought over, destroyed, or whatever. IIRC the term was originated by Alfred Hitchcock to describe such a plot device. One "Remington Steele" episode had a McGuffin that was the recipe for a fat-free, calorie-free, absolutely delicious chocolate chip cookie. People were being killed for getting in the way of baddies obtaining it.

And the SLOWPOKE reactor (or even a cheap Radionucleide Thermal Reactor like the kind that is currently on a space probe wending its way out of the solar system) would be even better, since it really does exist and can apparently be constructed relatively simply.