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Freethecrafts t1_j3sdh6v wrote

Reply to comment by dun-ado in After 50 years, fusion power hits a major milestone by Possible-Judgment-39

Fusion has been done multiple ways by multiple different types of mechanisms. The people trying to get more funding or sell off run their numbers in favorable ways to themselves. Some forget how much work went into the setup. Some forget how much cooling costs. Some forget there’s no form of heat engine or magnetic bottle system attached. Some forget that their system can’t be used repeatedly, in fast succession, to power an electrical system. There’s nothing new to another “fusion milestone” that isn’t any closer than the last scam, only with newer materials developed by a different third party.

A fusion milestone is a system that can run from ignition into a standard electrical line using less electricity than it requires. It’d still be way underwater, but it’d be a functional milestone. Not just another funding round for a multibillion dollar boondoggle that lets a few frontmen feel important.

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dun-ado t1_j3sigiq wrote

You're a total ignoramus regarding fusion.

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Freethecrafts t1_j3sip9i wrote

Go on then. Let’s hear your lecture on how this is a milestone any different than every other boondoggle that produced nothing.

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dun-ado t1_j3sjcja wrote

Your pathological ignorance is beyond repair. You can hold onto as much stupidity as you want.

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Freethecrafts t1_j3sjj76 wrote

Excellent. I’ll take that as you have no idea on any of the history, mechanics, nor shortfalls.

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[deleted] t1_j3skhus wrote

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Freethecrafts t1_j3skvif wrote

I’ll be here waiting on your basic assignment. I can get away with open deadlines because those late assignments never show up.

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Freethecrafts t1_j3slfjl wrote

Excellent. I didn’t realize you were only here to make friends and had no grounding in any of the subject matter. Carry on.

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kobullso t1_j3t4zy4 wrote

Not gonna lie this feels like another in a long line of fusion "breakthrough" announcements. We are still a long way off from a Q value that might actually be viable.

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