This was 200 words over. It took some doing to get it to fit and still retain the story. And this: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fire-and-ice/ is the poem that inspired it (along with the challenge, of course).

A) 200 words over?
B) “It produced power and energy…” Um, if you were trying to trim, these are sorta synonymous. shrug
C) Hey – you used hydrogen as well! It’s clearly too dangerous for even the minds of science.

Sorry, used to dealing in words. 200 characters over, that’s what I meant. :)

@ point B – I suppose, though I was thinking of electrical power and… molecular energy? (It’s been way too long since physics class, and I only got a C+ anyways)