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2008-06-01 Science & Technology

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-06-01 11:41|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 1/ Pressurisation will increase the heat.
2/ Repeat with Hydrogen/Helium instead of D2 to see if it really is fusion, rather than chemical or pressure that causes heat.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-06-01 12:12|| 2008-06-01 12:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Great article for the "Geez, Not This Shit Again" picture!

Posted by Raj 2008-06-01 13:29|| 2008-06-01 13:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Whether reproduceable or not, cold fusion as the energy panacea may have missed it's window of opportunity. Recent articles on focus fusion using plasma make it seem like the "next big thing". Inexpensive, extremely efficient due to the lack of steam turbines and generators, small facility footprint and the fact it'd going into a production test cycle fairly soon may mean it's the way to go. Of course, I'm not sure I'd trust some of the local power engineers with a plasma generator.....

Posted by Gomez Hupaigum4684 2008-06-01 16:20|| 2008-06-01 16:20|| Front Page Top

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Posted by eLarson 2008-06-01 19:30|| 2008-06-01 19:30|| Front Page Top

#5 but don't keep it in your pocket for more than 15 minutes?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-06-01 19:35|| 2008-06-01 19:35|| Front Page Top

#6 IMO;
Real Investigators doing real science don''t have a difficult time explaining their projects to piers in the field.

Posted by RD">RD 2008-06-01 19:51|| 2008-06-01 19:51|| Front Page Top

#7 or columns even?

/engineer humor/pedantic asshole

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-06-01 20:14|| 2008-06-01 20:14|| Front Page Top

#8 " "cold fusion" as a byword for bad science"

You know, kinda like "global warmening".

Posted by AlanC 2008-06-01 20:54|| 2008-06-01 20:54|| Front Page Top

#9 ION RENSE > APOCALYPSE IN OUR OCEANS. Massive Sea/Ocean Die-Off + 150 [and counting?] ocean "Dead Zones"; + CLIMATE CHANGE WILL PRODUCE MILLIONS OF ENVIROFUGEES/ENVIROGEES [Environmental Refugees].

ALso, REDDIT > VARIOUS > IS PEAK WATER THE NEW PEAK OIL?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-06-01 21:14|| 2008-06-01 21:14|| Front Page Top

#10 No, but unfortunately we're far from PEAK GULLIBILITY.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-06-01 21:30|| 2008-06-01 21:30|| Front Page Top

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Posted by RD">RD 2008-06-01 21:51|| 2008-06-01 21:51|| Front Page Top

#12 engineer humor/pedantic asshole

No not at all! Thank You Sir.

I meant columns! Thanks Again.

Real Investigators doing real science don't have a difficult time explaining their projects through ~~piers~~ columns in the field.

that be.. *Hollow Pre/Post Stressed 9/sack Concrete Columns to be exact-ing!

Way easier to hear a lecture at the end of a column. ~:|

[/Tesla/Oracle Laws 101]

Posted by RD">RD 2008-06-01 22:17|| 2008-06-01 22:17|| Front Page Top

#13 *giggle*

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-06-01 22:28|| 2008-06-01 22:28|| Front Page Top

#14 Thanks TW,
my attempt floundered and waz pretty Lame....so much appreciated!

Posted by RD">RD 2008-06-01 22:41|| 2008-06-01 22:41|| Front Page Top

#15 Seems to me that some chemical reactions involving Zr go up to about 7000 degrees Fahrenheit. Very vigorous. I wouldn't be surprised if a very slow reaction involving that Zr is going on here.

Posted by gorb 2008-06-01 23:35|| 2008-06-01 23:35|| Front Page Top

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