Re: A major fusion breakthrough?

On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 6:51 PM Brent Meeker wrote: * > Doesn't the laser pulse just vaporize the gold coating which in turn > compresses and heats the pellet?* > Things happen so fast that by the time it takes for slow moving vaporized gold debris to hit the target (slow moving compared with

Death, science, and politics

I would be interested to know if anybody can find a connection or a pattern of some sort between these 5 recent stories. 1) A new scientific study found that in the US the Covid-19 vaccine has saved more than 3.2 million lives and kept more than 18.5 million people out of the hospital saving the

Re: A major fusion breakthrough?

Basically then, it is a step and not a breakthrough, at least from a commercial-engineering pov?  I am somewhat more interested in the Proton=Boron^11 work performed by Heinrich Hora. Not a magnetic fusion experiment, but also laser-induced.   Phys. Rev. E 106, 055215 (2022) - Improving the

Re: Death, science, and politics

I would rephrase it.John knows that its DeSantis to beat , not Trump (finally!).Pfizer and Moderna are big contribs to the DNC for campaign fdonations$There is real concern among many that the side effects of Mrna vaccines produce clotting and arrythmia in some.So, there is some research

Re: A major fusion breakthrough?

On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 12:20 PM wrote: *> Now, I'd also be asking JC how much longer is his fav, MSR-U235 or > MSR-Thorium 232/233?* That depends on how much money is put into liquid fuel thorium reactor R, it would take a hell of a lot of money to make it practical but a lot less than the

Re: FW: [Consciousness-Online] Global warming

Arguing with Philip Benjamin is about like arguing with a MAGA type. There is no point to it. Ben makes this statement about forest fires, but cites no credible reference and makes a quote of 78 trillion tons with no qualification of a time frame or anything else. Crichton was anti-AGW, and he

Re: A major fusion breakthrough?

I think this approach to fusion is silly. I also think the Tokamak approach is overwrought. I will give a possible to do this in different ways. I wrote a white paper years ago about putting Lithium 6 in a target, say a foil. Deuterium ions are accelerated to the foil so that Li6 + D --> Be8

Re: A major fusion breakthrough?

A working MSR pilot plant would cost billions and billions to get to fruition. Covid vaccines are cheaper. However, neither one area of research is related. You are not going to light cities with Moderna, We are not going to vaccinate people with Molten Salt. I gather that if one is obsessed

Re: A major fusion breakthrough?

Oh yeah, Colliding Beam Fusion. How much do we put in energy-wise, and get out from it?  Deuterium ions are accelerated to the foil so that Li6 + D --> Be8 --> 2He4 plus 24 MeV. For me, I'd have just gone the D-T route just to see how bad it would fail, or how many molecules actually

Re: Death, science, and politics

Last comment first. Yes, these drugs may not have been checked sufficiently. Big push in 20 getting the vaccine out now! Do you really think these risks haven't been investigated 1000 timesNever Assume JC especially where big money is involved.  People especially young people have died.

Re: A major fusion breakthrough?

We're an EXTREMELY long way from commercialization of fusion power. While this is a promising step, I would not consider it a breakthrough: https://bigthink.com/the-future/fusion-power-nif-hype-lose-energy/ On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 11:33 AM spudboy100 via Everything List <

Re: A major fusion breakthrough?

We should consider alternative fusion paths, including the British one using a railgun to accelerate DT pellets. Britain's 'artificial sun' nuclear fusion reactor sets a new world record | Daily Mail Online Why? Because any other path may bring us closer and faster is why? Now, I'd also be

FW: [Consciousness-Online] Global warming

general_the...@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [Consciousness-Online] Global warming [Philip Benjamin] Hoping and trusting that Serge and his family are safe and sound. Unconscionable politicians-PAGANS-with dead consciousness - zombies-are

Re: FW: [Consciousness-Online] Global warming

This is an apples-to-oranges comparison, you didn't give the source of your numbers but you seem to be giving an estimate for the *total* amount of carbon dioxide contributed by forest fires over the last 5000 years (not the average annual amount over that time period), and comparing it with the

Re: A major fusion breakthrough?

Seems accurate unless the engineering (done by AI?) is accelerated.The great question what we ought do now until the Age of Fusion arrives? -Original Message- From: Dylan Distasio To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, Dec 16, 2022 11:42 am Subject: Re: A major fusion

Re: Death, science, and politics

On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 11:52 AM spudboy100 via Everything List < everything-list@googlegroups.com> wrote: *> There is real concern among many that the side effects of Mrna vaccines* I know, and that "concern" (aka paranoia) primarily strikes Republicans and has been shown to be lethal. *>

Re: Death, science, and politics

It's a plot by the Dems.  It's their version of voter suppression. Brent On 12/16/2022 6:29 AM, John Clark wrote: I would be interested to know if anybody can find a connection or a pattern of some sort between these5 recent stories. 1) A new scientific study found that in the US the