It reminds me of the excitement caused by Pons and Fleischmann before the cold fusion reproductions failed. At the time I felt excitement, wonder, and hope for

It reminds me of the excitement caused by Pons and Fleischmann before the cold fusion reproductions failed. At the time I felt excitement, wonder, and hope for future. That it didn’t work out doesn’t matter — the feeling was real and was in part the reason I studied Physics. Discovery is not an endless series of perfect successes. Sometimes we can enjoy the process even if it doesn’t work out. Like Elon said before the first starship launch: “Excitement guaranteed!”