Con-Fusion Ping!...................
Shoot two pellets at each other at half the speed each?
My understanding is that the laser fusion process is purely experimental. They are rapidly getting better. The federal lab in california is not only getting higher yields but they are able to shorten the time between each test. Its very exciting. But the laser fusion process does not have a way to commercialization like the private companies latest iterations of the tokamaks. the tokamak companies have been springing up like weeds all over the world—but especially in north america. It appears that a convergence of several technologies have accelerated their development. The real tell is that private money has come into the space to the tune of over 7 billion dollars. One fusion company in Washington has signed a contract with microsoft to provide electricity via fusion in 2020. Another fusion company in Massachusetts has broken ground for the their first fusion reactor.
I’m happy to be corrected if my understanding is wrong.
I bet BFG doesn’t stand for Big Friendly Gun...
I can guarantee you that "BFG" originally stood for something a little more profane. LOL
Fusion is a con game.
Try not to destroy the world when you’re playing with this; OK fellas?
Where do I sign up to work on this project? It looks like a lot of fun! :-)
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IOW - they still don’t know/have enough to make it a reality in the next decade or two...
B4Lr
Well they also need to get a continuous reaction out of it, or do they plan to constantly fire the gun 86,000 times a day? If they’re only getting power out for half a second each shot, even if it is net gain, how long before the barrel/’piston’ wears out? Or the hydrogen chamber? Each shot need to refill the hydrogen I assume? But that’s a lot of power to break even on replacing half the generator every other day.