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Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion
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criptix
on 28/12/2018, 20:56:17 UTC
⭐ Merited by BTCMILLIONAIRE (1) ,Arriemoller (1)
Does that analysis factor in fusion eventually becoming economically viable or not?

My understanding is that progress with the stellerator has been very slow.  I did hear something a few months ago about a breakthrough with conventional tokamak technology, but nothing since.  I guess like some here with regard to quantum computing, I'm not holding my breath.  Were someone to demonstrate actual over unity containment with a roadmap to commodification it might be time to reassess, but there remains the density problem.  The energy density of a litre of unleaded is pretty astounding.

As to the idea that fusion will "solve" any problems, I am dubious.  Humans have a near perfect track record of abject stupidity.  All of our advances in energy transmutation, from steam to internal combustion to nuclear, have simply allowed us to do more bad things; more sprawling environmental destruction, larger wars...  Frankly, a South American or African peasant with a Mr.Fusion and a goat is a terrifying prospect.

There is no density problem at all.

Fusion is estimated to be around 10 million times more efficient as classic fossil energy.

Basically it looks like this:

Fossil x1 million ~= nuclear fission x 10 ~= nuclear fusion x100 ~= matter/antimatter annihilation


Regarding the second part:

Would you rather live in the stoneage?


I mean with fusion energy abudant we will be able to colonize space and at least have an exit strategy in case our earth is destroyed.