Natural Science Forum / Physics / Fusion / May 2005

< Fortunately, in the real world of classical fusion, ignition costs

< are beyond the means of NGO terrorists.

Not the biggest plus for mainstream fusion.  The likelihood of a few
terrorist attacks using technology for small scale fusion power is
small spuds compared to the advantages of cheap portable energy.

They can afford bio and fuel-air explosions but they haven't done
anything.

After 9/11 Islamists were hyped as being brilliant but I could never
believe that one.  How bright do you have to be to blow yourself up?
I think it is the definition of stupid.  Wouldn't you get twice as many
virgins if you spent $5.00 for a remote at Radio Shack and used that
for your first attack against the decadent infidel West?

< And if waste heat from a fusion reactor could could be used to

< distill heavy water from tap water....

< No wonder the idea of fusion power is so seductive.

I'm always impressed with solutions to past problems where you need to
deal with something basic, a really big mass, force or other things I
would NEVER be able to solve.  Considering the tens of trillions of
dollars involved it's pretty surprising there isn't anyone or any group
clever enough to do it.

The internet churns every possible insight, every possible idea
together so it is like the whole of humanity is working on it.

And still no elegant economical results.

Bret Cahill