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Old 30-05-09, 07:51 PM
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Fire the Laser!!

Some serious power being pumped about here,

if you have a few spare minutes take the time to read about this.

Personally i find this fascinating and a little scary at the same time, wouldn't want this facility in my back yard!

https://lasers.llnl.gov/

Hardly this though!!!


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Old 30-05-09, 08:02 PM
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Epic idea...
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Old 30-05-09, 08:09 PM
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That is nuts!!! i mean how much money does it cost to fund these projects!

I like this sentence:

This is the same fusion energy process that makes stars shine and provides the life-giving energy of the sun!

i mean they could create a black hole or even a new sun! i mean are they actually makin this as hot as the sun because that could cause the particles to burn all its surroundings and that will start burnin more and that will start burnin more particles and more and more etc... until the whole planet is burned into a big blob and we have a new sun! (must lay off the hard stuff)!

its just i think there is certain things in life that have never been explored before, that might have extreme consiquences and who are these people to decide our fate! we all walk on this planet and most have children who walk on this planet too!!
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Old 30-05-09, 08:15 PM
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I am extremely interested in this if it is possible to create a Fusion reaction, the world will have an almost unlimited supply of Energy. The ability to control the reaction, unlike Fission (standard nuclear power) gives an untold number of benefits.

The ability to have a nuclear reaction that comes from water and only gives out Helium, albeit as alpha radiation, it is less radioactive then most of the Depleted Uranium that comes out of the Fission reactors. This is going to be a huge step forward in Nuclear Physics (if it works...) and if not. While we have a new defence system to kill the aliens with :P
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Old 30-05-09, 08:16 PM
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What you just said reminds me of Spider-man 2...
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Old 30-05-09, 08:19 PM
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What you just said reminds me of Spider-man 2...
who me zak??

yes but its possible

if anybody has spaceships i can buy on hp before march next year can you please pm me!!
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Old 30-05-09, 08:23 PM
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Do you think 10 laser pens will do the same job.
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Old 30-05-09, 08:23 PM
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What you just said reminds me of Spider-man 2...
Yes that was a fusion reaction but unlike in spider man it can be stopped it does not grow exponentially.

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Originally Posted by sammyjohntom
That is nuts!!! i mean how much money does it cost to fund these projects!

I like this sentence:

This is the same fusion energy process that makes stars shine and provides the life-giving energy of the sun!

i mean they could create a black hole or even a new sun! i mean are they actually makin this as hot as the sun because that could cause the particles to burn all its surroundings and that will start burnin more and that will start burnin more particles and more and more etc... until the whole planet is burned into a big blob and we have a new sun! (must lay off the hard stuff)!

its just i think there is certain things in life that have never been explored before, that might have extreme consiquences and who are these people to decide our fate! we all walk on this planet and most have children who walk on this planet too!!
I take it you disagreed with the LHC too?

Yes it could kill us all, but not at the scale that that they are talking about. Things like this need to be tried, they did not know if the first H-Bomb would use up all the oxygen, they still let it go off. Unless we try something that is dangerous technology will not go forward.

FYI: I believe that nuclear is the way to go, fission for now but fusion reactors are going to be developed or we are all going to become green, glowing, three-eyed creatures
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Old 30-05-09, 09:06 PM
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Look at this from a different perspective,

imagine a new fuel source becomes available, no pollutants, totally renewable etc..

Global economic implications? ( No need to drill for oil, gas. )

Who would own the technology? ( The Goverment? Taxes etc.. )

Another one to ponder...

You found the key to creating a new renewable unlimited energy supply,

What would you do with it?
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Old 30-05-09, 09:08 PM
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You found the key to creating a new renewable unlimited energy supply, What would you do with it?
World domination...
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