{"id":10133,"date":"2015-06-26T01:24:10","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T01:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/daylightatheism\/?page_id=10133"},"modified":"2015-06-26T01:24:10","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T01:24:10","slug":"iii-i-8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/daylightatheism\/series\/atlas-shrugged\/the-cobra-commander-dialogues\/iii-i-8\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cobra Commander Dialogues: III.I.8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Originally posted on Atlas Shrugged: The Post-Scarcity Economy<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Cobra Commander:<\/b> You realize you\u2019re not on an alien planet right?
\nDagny:<\/b> Well obviously.
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> Then why did you ask this guy about what he did when he was back \u2018on earth\u2019?
\nEllis Wyatt:<\/b> Well the good lady was just setting me up for a chance to talk about how the rest of the world is just hell compared to this place.
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> But she couldn\u2019t have known she was setting you up for that line.
\nDagny:<\/b> Of course I did! Being a good and proper capitalist we all think exactly alike so I knew that\u2019s where his thoughts were going.
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> Then why did you ask\u2026 look never mind. I take it you\u2019re squeezing blood from that stone for no good reason?
\nEllis Wyatt:<\/b> A great reason! Because I can good sir.
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> But you have nothing to use the oil for.
\nEllis Wyatt:<\/b> But I\u2019m getting so much of it so easily! Two hundred barrels a day!
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> Okay, and where are you getting those barrels?
\nEllis Wyatt:<\/b> Why from the Shale!
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> No I meant, like the barrels themselves. I mean\u2026 you\u2019ve been here for\u2026 months right? So you have to have lots of oil you\u2019ve been pumping into tanks and barrels. Where did you get those?
\nEllis Wyatt:<\/b> I\u2026 made them?
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> I\u2019m assuming also along with all the piping, valves, intricate machinery, and everything else you need for this completely unnecessary operation.
\nEllis Wyatt:<\/b> Why sure! I mean if my buddy can build a super tractor I can certainly by hand construct a complex oil operation utilizing a methodology never before seen by modern man, including storage and distribution services.
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> Okay look there\u2019s three options here. One is that your oil is getting used, and that\u2019s not happening so we can discount that one straight out.
\nEllis Wyatt:<\/b> Well sometimes the tractor needs lube\u2026
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> And it might need some oil for the flamethrowers now but I\u2019ll pick that up before I\u2019m out. But back on point you\u2019re storing that oil one of two ways. In barrels or in tanks. If you\u2019re doing it in barrels you\u2019ll need, for every month of production, around six thousand barrels. I think I\u2019d have noticed that so instead you\u2019ll need tanks. But since every oil barrel is 42 gallons\u2026
\nEllis Wyatt:<\/b> You know that off the top of your head?
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> You would be surprised how often I have to steal the stuff, which again we\u2019ll be getting to when I\u2019m on my way out. But you\u2019d be producing about 252,000 gallons of oil a month. Every month of operation would fill up a tank about 23 feet high with a radius of 23 feet. I mean every single month!
\nEllis Wyatt:<\/b> Well I\u2026 I do have a tank here\u2026
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> And since your setup is rigged in place when you fill up one tank you\u2019ll have to move that tank out of the way to set the new one in place. And it looks like you\u2019re doing this all by yourself. Do you have any idea how heavy a barrel of oil is? Just one barrel?
\nEllis Wyatt:<\/b> But it\u2019s\u2026 it\u2019s really pretty\u2026 just look at it.
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> Now Mr. Commander sir, can\u2019t have you going and upsetting all my guests. We need Mr. Wyatt\u2019s oil because you can\u2019t run a society without oil.
\nDagny:<\/b> Everyone knows that!
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> Oh really because I think you can run a society just fine if you have infinite power. Speaking of, where the heck are you getting that infinite power from you\u2019ve been hyping up?
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> Oh just over there.
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> That shack?
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> Why of course! Super efficient it is, my finest work!
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> I\u2019m only going to give it a pass because it\u2019s going to be a lot easier to burn down a tiny little shed like that.
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> What!?
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> Well gotta put this oil to some kind of use right? Just trying to live up to your ideals!
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> But it\u2019s got no safety protocols or protections! Because why would anyone ever need anything like that!?
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> Wow, you are just making this all the more fun for me aren\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Originally posted on Atlas Shrugged: The Post-Scarcity Economy. Cobra Commander: You realize you\u2019re not on an alien planet right? Dagny: Well obviously. Cobra Commander: Then why did you ask this guy about what he did when he was back \u2018on earth\u2019? Ellis Wyatt: Well the good lady was just setting me up for a chance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1308,"featured_media":0,"parent":9712,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10133","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Cobra Commander Dialogues: III.I.8 - Daylight Atheism<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Originally posted on Atlas Shrugged: The Post-Scarcity Economy. Cobra Commander: You realize you're not on an alien planet right? 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