What bad could happen with a man-made sun on the Earth??
Is it Bye Bye California?
“You say it like it’s a bad thing.”
Don't worry, these things will work out. Some other scientists are working on creating mini-black holes on Earth.
Is it Bye Bye California?
And that would be a bad thing how?
Thanks GeronL. This project has been around forty years in some form or other in various places, and it has revolved around, “we just need to build it a little bigger next time”. Bupkis. As with the various magnetic containment schemes (best known is the Tokamak, but there’s Pinch, and a couple of others; my personal favorite is the two independent / maverick engineers in Canada who plan to harness fusion using, basically ignition timing), continuous operation is elusive. And obviously, the bigger the energy needs from the laser, the more difficult continuous operation would become. Escaping neutrons (which can’t be contained by magnetic methods) gradually destroy the machinery. In the case of controlled fusion, it seems to me that bigger is NOT better.
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