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2006-05-22 Science & Technology

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Posted by anon1 2006-05-22 03:12|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So after 30 years, if it works, a prototype reactor will be built say 20 more years. If that works then they will rolled out, say another 20 years before there is enough to make a difference. So it might be a solution in 70 years time.

I remember when they were saying abundant almost free energy from fusion reactors was only 30 years away. At this rate, I'll get to hear fusion reactors are only a 100 years away.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-05-22 06:56|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-05-22 06:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Does anyone think the Environazi's will allow a fusion reactor in the United States? Even in a 100 years?

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-05-22 08:40|| 2006-05-22 08:40|| Front Page Top

#3 I think environazis will love a fusion reactor, since it doesn't have pollutants other than helium, a benign gas.

And so what if it takes a long time to build?

It has been pointed out on this blog before that the long-term thinking of the Islamonazis is one of their strengths in the WOT and our short-term goals our a weakness for us.

Having a long-term goal and working towards it has seen Islam begin to win the demographics war, begin to progress on the slow march of chipping away at Western culture.

Meanwhile Western culture seeks to win short-term goals in a forever war.

We cannot win this unless we think long-term also.

And on yesterday's interesting discussion someone pointed out that for Islamofascism to shrivel up and blow away like dried up dog poo, you have to cut off the money to the saudis.

It may take a long-term solution to do that effectively.

I sincerely hope fusion works and I hope the government spends money on researching this properly.

Even if it only becomes a reality in my children's (should I have any) lifetime, it will ensure the future is Star Trek, not the Dark Ages with a burqa.

Posted by anon1 2006-05-22 08:57|| 2006-05-22 08:57|| Front Page Top

#4 And thanks, Fred, for correcting my posting booboo

Posted by anon1 2006-05-22 08:59|| 2006-05-22 08:59|| Front Page Top

#5 "I think environazis will love a fusion reactor, since it doesn't have pollutants other than helium, a benign gas."

But it'll make them talk funny. They won't like that.

Posted by random styling 2006-05-22 10:36|| 2006-05-22 10:36|| Front Page Top

#6 And so what if it takes a long time to build?

Cos shit happens in the intervening period, known in academic circles as history.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-05-22 10:50|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-05-22 10:50|| Front Page Top

#7 I don't know. Nuclear is clean and safe too. Good luck building a plant in the US.

The environmentalist anymore care less about the environment and more about their political power.

I also hope this takes off. We should be investing heavily into this type of tech (as well as coal-to-petro conversion as mentioned in a different thread).

I don't know if I would want a future like 'Star Trek' -- too coy and 'perfect' for my taste. I'll be satisifed with 'Babylon 5'.... (not to start a flamewar or anything....). Islamists would make it 'Nazi Germany'.

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-05-22 10:51|| 2006-05-22 10:51|| Front Page Top

#8 I think environazis will love a fusion reactor, since it doesn't have pollutants other than helium, a benign gas.

You forgot heat.

More importantly, the environazis aren't against pollution so much as they're against civilization and humanity.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-05-22 11:17|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-05-22 11:17|| Front Page Top

#9 I don't know if I would want a future like 'Star Trek' -- too coy and 'perfect' for my taste. I'll be satisifed with 'Babylon 5'

How about both, you get tired of one, move to the other.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-05-22 11:32|| 2006-05-22 11:32|| Front Page Top

#10 "A huge jolt of heat of nearly 100 million°C is needed to kick-start the process, which then has to be sustained by tiny amounts of fuel pellets."

What about using powerful lasers to superheat the process?

Posted by Danielle 2006-05-22 11:46|| 2006-05-22 11:46|| Front Page Top

#11 Good thought Danielle. They're already on it.

Posted by AzCat 2006-05-22 12:25|| 2006-05-22 12:25|| Front Page Top

#12 Environazis don't want cheap, clean energy. They want us all in public transportion, eating tofu and chewing bark when we get sick.

Posted by Iblis">Iblis 2006-05-22 14:08|| 2006-05-22 14:08|| Front Page Top

#13 The environazis will HATE fusion reactors and ya wanna know why? Because they wont be using He-3 as a fusing product. There isn't enough of it on earth. Which means you use a standard tritium/deuterium mix to try to initiate a fusion reaction which in turn DOES leave some medium to short term radioactives (think about 5 to 50 years equivalent of the stuff). Me personally I'm holding out hope for breakthroughs from the Z-pinch device. That sucker is breaking rules of known physics every so often.

Posted by Valentine 2006-05-22 14:22|| 2006-05-22 14:22|| Front Page Top

#14 Fusion -- the cheap, safe, clean and almost limitless energy source of the future -- only decades away since 1951.

Posted by Darrell 2006-05-22 21:10|| 2006-05-22 21:10|| Front Page Top

#15 Shouldn't I have one of these reactors in my flying car by now?

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2006-05-22 21:15|| 2006-05-22 21:15|| Front Page Top

#16 Valentine: "I'm holding out hope for breakthroughs from the Z-pinch device."

Not that sure. Where you get the efficiency, pray tell?

Posted by twobyfour 2006-05-22 23:12|| 2006-05-22 23:12|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-05-22 23:19|| 2006-05-22 23:19|| Front Page Top

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