Taction and the Boredom Engine

    Taction reviewed the boredom engine plans carefully. "Yes, this will work perfectly" he said to his assistant, Grabby.  "Imagine when this is complete. The boredom of every history student and office worker, siphoned off and injected directly into this engine. It will truly be world changing."

    Grabby stood there proudly, and as the final inspection completed, Taction gave the word to begin the test flight.

    Grabby smashed the ignition button and the engine roared to life. The hundreds of inspectors standing around below immediately became much more animated, and Taction looked over them with suspicious eyes. He made a note to review worker efficiency before resuming his attention to the marvel hovering before them.

    Eager to experience its full capabilities, he beckoned Grabby to follow him into the cockpit, where they buckled themselves in and opened the hangar canopy. The aptly named Brainswept Fuzz rose into the sky, and blasted off across the continent, feeding off the boredom of all those it passed below.

    Taction whooped in excitement, and Grabby grabbed the hand holds on either side of his seat; he wasn't used to flying, let alone flying this fast. Forty-five minutes later, the craft returned to the hangar and landed. Taction exited the craft with Grabby, who was quite nauseous, and deemed the test flight a success. He approved the mass construction and distribution of the craft to all invested parties, before a later release to the general public.

    Cheers erupted from the inspectors, and various shareholders sitting in the boardroom behind them, and Taction felt a wave of satisfaction, then relief, as his largest project to date was finally complete.