Stretching possibilities beyond what competence would say is reasonable could open new doorways. This was it, if this didn't work then maybe nothing would. AlEx would have to find some sort of alternative universe if this experiment failed. There is such a thing as too careful, if another sample exploded it would likely his the parts of his goggles that hadn't shattered. He felt relaxed, serene, he knew he was on the right path. All that mattered was the perfect amount of his latest formula. All that mattered was the Graph. That last explosion numbed his face, he couldn't quite stop drooling.