Darn, could we just skip to that?fusion does not power the war drive of the Enterprise.
Matter/Antimatter annihilation does. Which is an order of magnitude (or more) more powerful than mere fusion power.
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Darn, could we just skip to that?fusion does not power the war drive of the Enterprise.
Matter/Antimatter annihilation does. Which is an order of magnitude (or more) more powerful than mere fusion power.
Yep. Trying to CONTAIN 100 million degree plasma in a magnetic "bottle" for more than milliseconds has eluded scientists for decades.
Many are now trying different approaches, such as MICRO nuclear explosions using powerful lasers.
Who knows what approach will finally succeed.
The main problem is the cost-effective production of antimatter.Darn, could we just skip to that?
And probably the fact that it is a little dangerous.The main problem is the cost-effective production of antimatter.
Actually it isn't as remotely as dangerous as portrayed in science fiction.And probably the fact that it is a little dangerous.
Like blowing up your universe.
Well, as long as you're sure ------------Actually it isn't as remotely as dangerous as portrayed in science fiction.
Yep. The sun uses gravity to compress hydrogen enough for a stable fusion reaction.Real hard to create in a laboratory in a room in a building on a street in a city a process that normally takes a ball of gas over a million times the size of the whole Earth to create enough heat and downward pressure to succeed!
Well, as long as you're sure ------------![]()
Yep. The sun uses gravity to compress hydrogen enough for a stable fusion reaction.
I honestly believe we'll get there, but it ain't that easy. Worth it though!
The process I'm talking about uses continuous laser pulses hitting tiny pellets. The Shockwave and high temperature from the laser pulses causes fusion in the form of micro explosions. The heat generated turns q traditional turbine to generate electricity. This process isn't "self sustaining though without the lasers. They're only looking for more energy out than what they put it to fuel the lasersYep, but I think we are a long way off. We are playing around with pellets and stuff, once you ignite that and cause a fusion reaction, you need a continuous source of fuel and energy able to keep the process going ON ITS OWN.
I don't see that happening on a laboratory scale without a huge input of external energy because all they are doing now is creating the conditions for a split second to fuse a tiny pinhead of fuel, and then it is done.
But I try to be optimistic as they've been working on this since the 1970s or 80s with various tokamaks and we really need it, it would be a beautiful thing to see science create.
A real working fusion reactor will cost hundreds of billions and be more on the scale of the LHC.
But these days I doubt that government has the good will towards its people to put this to the best use possible and instead will try to develop it into a new weapon.
Well, duh, of course a new weapon. That first, everything. If they found a new way to smoke HAMS, they'd first rule out whether it could be a weapon.Yep, but I think we are a long way off. We are playing around with pellets and stuff, once you ignite that and cause a fusion reaction, you need a continuous source of fuel and energy able to keep the process going ON ITS OWN.
I don't see that happening on a laboratory scale without a huge input of external energy because all they are doing now is creating the conditions for a split second to fuse a tiny pinhead of fuel, and then it is done.
But I try to be optimistic as they've been working on this since the 1970s or 80s with various tokamaks and we really need it, it would be a beautiful thing to see science create.
A real working fusion reactor will cost hundreds of billions and be more on the scale of the LHC.
But these days I doubt that government has the good will towards its people to put this to the best use possible and instead will try to develop it into a new weapon.
But these days I doubt that government has the good will towards its people to put this to the best use possible and instead will try to develop it into a new weapon.
We already have sophisticated fusion weapons.
The process I'm talking about uses continuous laser pulses hitting tiny pellets. The Shockwave and high temperature from the laser pulses causes fusion in the form of micro explosions. The heat generated turns q traditional turbine to generate electricity. This process isn't "self sustaining though without the lasers. They're only looking for more energy out than what they put it to fuel the lasers
Really? Name one.
1,000 times more powerful than HiroshimaReally? Name one.
W88 the most powerful U.S. nuclear weapon widely deployed at 475 kilotons. About 400 deployed aboard U.S. ballistic missile submarines.Really? Name one.
Russia's Tsar Bomba 50 megatons
1,000 times more powerful than Hiroshima
W88 the most powerful U.S. nuclear weapon widely deployed at 475 kilotons. About 400 deployed aboard U.S. ballistic missile submarines.
W76 the most numerous U.S. nuclear weapon deployed at around 1,000 aboard U.S. ballistic missile submarines (100 kiloton yield).