OT: fusion is getting SOOOO close -> then comes fusion engines!!! ::P muhuhahah(no j

Cyrien · #1 November 27th, 2003, 07:18 AM

The Hydrogen needed for Fusion is found in common water. Something like one out of every 3 water molecules on earth possess it.

Heh. Maybe eventually we burn up all the water on Earth for Fusion power.

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Cyrien · #2 November 27th, 2003, 07:27 AM

Heh. Intersting secondary thought on using solar energy of any type.

If you go that way you are still using a Fusion Reactor. One much larger than we can currently ever hope to create.

I guess for fusion the proof is in the pudding as far as bigger is better is concerned.

For some of the best info on Fusion Reactors and current research progress etc you can check out
ITER "The Way"

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Fyron · #3 November 27th, 2003, 07:57 AM

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As far as microwave solar energy goes: have fun dealing with atmospheric interference, the side effects of dumping that much energy through the atmosphere, and the fun effects you get if the beam is partially off-target.

Which if implemented how it is proposed by the major proponents of such technology would be nil.

Atrocities · #4 November 27th, 2003, 08:08 AM

This is all fun and stuff, but I will wager a buck that fussion engines that can be used for space flight will not become a reality in our life times, or that of our grand childrens. The oil companies simply will not allow it to happen.

oleg · #5 November 27th, 2003, 04:20 PM

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Originally posted by Atrocities:
This is all fun and stuff, but I will wager a buck that fussion engines that can be used for space flight will not become a reality in our life times, or that of our grand childrens. The oil companies simply will not allow it to happen.

We will run out of oil in less then 100 years - and it it is the most optimistic prognosis. Sooner or later we MUST develop a profitabble Fussion reaction or our whole civilization will cramble

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Fyron · #6 November 27th, 2003, 04:56 PM

We were supposed to run out of oil a few years ago Oleg... there is far more oil around than you think there is.

Cyrien · #7 November 27th, 2003, 04:57 PM

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Originally posted by oleg:

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Originally posted by Atrocities:
This is all fun and stuff, but I will wager a buck that fussion engines that can be used for space flight will not become a reality in our life times, or that of our grand childrens. The oil companies simply will not allow it to happen.

We will run out of oil in less then 100 years - and it it is the most optimistic prognosis. Sooner or later we MUST develop a profitabble Fussion reaction or our whole civilization will cramble

I have a proposal! We go to Titan using a Fusion Engine and harvest the natural gasses abundant on it and bring them back to earth so the Oil companies stay happy. I think some of the estimates around suggest Titan has enough natural gas to power all of the earth for something like 50 Million years.

Titan Natural Gas?

Nobody light a match.

(Not that that would do anything without some oxygen.)