Well it finally happened!

[Jsomerset]

Sub $4 bacon and on a lighter note they finally made nuclear fusion pay. Meaning the newest experiment made more power than it used. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-energy

 

[TrueSeanamus]

Sub $4 bacon and on a lighter note they finally made nuclear fusion pay. Meaning the newest experiment made more power than it used. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-energy

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Unfortunately we are still decades away at minimum from ever using it. Maybe if the governments of the world dumped as much money into researching fusion as it does into dog tech like wind and solar we could have it in a reasonable time and have basically limitless free energy. That’s probably why it will never happen, no palms to grease. Only real costs would be maintenance and wages. No more large fuel costs since it uses basically free fuel.

 

[Jsomerset]

I’m sure end user prices wouldn’t drop much if any, there for A big ole pocketbook of mega billions will be available for skimming and quite possibly the only way to make enough joules for that pipe dream of electric scooters and gliders. Starting tomorrow I’m going to sell my gold and silver and invest in copper. Gold and silver is over valued anyway. When the time comes a pound of beans will be worth more than gold and tastier.

 

[Frosty]

Bacon under $4 a pound and yesterday I say gas for under $3 a gallon! Things sure are looking up

 

[Expat]

Of course this is all thanks to Brandon.

 

[TrueSeanamus]

I’m sure end user prices wouldn’t drop much if any, there for A big ole pocketbook of mega billions will be available for skimming and quite possibly the only way to make enough joules for that pipe dream of electric scooters and gliders. Starting tomorrow I’m going to sell my gold and silver and invest in copper. Gold and silver is over valued anyway. When the time comes a pound of beans will be worth more than gold and tastier.

I’d be happy to pay 100$ a month for unlimited energy. They would still make a profit and I’d still save a good chunk of change, especially in the summer. Heck if it was unlimited I could probably be convinced to go to electric heat too.

But why do that when they could still meter it and charge what they do now? Who needs to help take a bit of the squeeze off the little guy when they can buy champagne and cocaine? woooooooooo!

 

[Ziggidy]

Sub $4 bacon and on a lighter note they finally made nuclear fusion pay. Meaning the newest experiment made more power than it used. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-energy

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If that is $3.99 per pound then it should read $11.97

They Lie

 

[tsm]

I’d be happy to pay 100$ a month for unlimited energy. They would still make a profit and I’d still save a good chunk of change, especially in the summer. Heck if it was unlimited I could probably be convinced to go to electric heat too.

But why do that when they could still meter it and charge what they do now? Who needs to help take a bit of the squeeze off the little guy when they can buy champagne and cocaine? woooooooooo!

Just pull the Mr. Fusion unit off your DeLorean and connect it to your house. Easy peasy.

 

[wtburnette]

Unfortunately we are still decades away at minimum from ever using it. Maybe if the governments of the world dumped as much money into researching fusion as it does into dog tech like wind and solar we could have it in a reasonable time and have basically limitless free energy. That’s probably why it will never happen, no palms to grease. Only real costs would be maintenance and wages. No more large fuel costs since it uses basically free fuel.

If they would just scrap the wind and solar garbage and just use nuclear until the fusion plants are up and running, we'd be okay.

 

[Usmccookie]

If they would just scrap the wind and solar garbage and just use nuclear until the fusion plants are up and running, we'd be okay.

I'm all for figuring out an energy solution... we need one, but we can't destroy the planet mining for lithium and pretend it's not damaging the environment as bad as fossil fuels ..

 

[wtburnette]

I'm all for figuring out an energy solution... we need one, but we can't destroy the planet mining for lithium and pretend it's not damaging the environment as bad as fossil fuels ..

Possibly true, but wind and solar are not viable solutions. Nuclear on the other hand is a more viable energy technology.

 

[Usmccookie]

Possibly true, but wind and solar are not viable solutions. Nuclear on the other hand is a more viable energy technology.

I agree. There are plenty of ways to produce energy. It's a matter of being smart about it. Wind and solar have their place, but they have been bogged down by govt subsidies. And the oil industry has a firm grasp on the energy market as a whole.

I wish I was smart enough to have the solution to the energy problem. The best I have is to see what this fusion option has to offer. It sounds great, but there are a lot of obstacles to overcome. This includes greed...

I love my internal combustion engines, but it won't last forever.

 

[MindfulMan]

This is a dear friend of mine .... Dave Aumiller.
He's a PhD. in Nuclear Physics, and has worked at the Naval Nuclear Lab for 26 years.
(he designs and maps nuclear submarine engines)

Yes, as WT has expressed, nuclear energy is our best hope for the immediate future.
The technology has matured, and is viable, but ever since the disaster at Chernobyl, people are reluctant to implement it. It's a damn shame to base our fears on the failure of Russian technology !

 

[MindfulMan]

And as a side note, Dave's mother had (3) jobs, in order to send her two son's to college.
Her 3rd job was digging earthworms, to sell to a local bait & tackle shop in Pennsylvania.
I'm sure that mothers like this still exist, but are becoming more rare !

 

[Usmccookie]

This is a dear friend of mine .... Dave Aumiller.
He's a PhD. in Nuclear Physics, and has worked at the Naval Nuclear Lab for 26 years.
(he designs and maps nuclear submarine engines)

Yes, as WT has expressed, nuclear energy is our best hope for the immediate future.
The technology has matured, and is viable, but ever since the disaster at Chernobyl, people are reluctant to implement it. It's a damn shame to base our fears on the failure of Russian technology !


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Not just chernobyl... even things as simple as The Simpsons give nuclear a bad rap. Not to mention the constant threat of nuclear war.

 

[wtburnette]

Not just chernobyl... even things as simple as The Simpsons give nuclear a bad rap. Not to mention the constant threat of nuclear war.

The Left gave nuclear a bad rap, on purpose. Shows and movies showing 55 gallon drums of "nuclear waste" leaking everywhere and being stored inappropriately was used extensively. Even though the reality was quite different. My understanding is that the technology has improved and it's even safer than ever.

 

[Dean C.]

Untill the Petro Dollar is not a thing anymore the US actually has no real interest in going to renewable energy and no one can change my mind.

 

[Bugzilla]

This is a dear friend of mine .... Dave Aumiller.
He's a PhD. in Nuclear Physics, and has worked at the Naval Nuclear Lab for 26 years.
(he designs and maps nuclear submarine engines)

Yes, as WT has expressed, nuclear energy is our best hope for the immediate future.
The technology has matured, and is viable, but ever since the disaster at Chernobyl, people are reluctant to implement it. It's a damn shame to base our fears on the failure of Russian technology !


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Chernobyl was a self induced failure by over stressing the system during load testing and ignoring engineers advice. 3 mile only had 1 phone in the CR and the one guy who knew how to address the issues could not get through.

 

[Dean C.]

Chernobyl was a self induced failure by over stressing the system during load testing and ignoring engineers advice. 3 mile only had 1 phone in the CR and the one guy who knew how to address the issues could not get through.

The Soviet design was inherently substandard IMHO, much like everything else that garbage rod of a country has ever produced, the AZ-5 kill switch would have never worked.

 

[Bugzilla]

The Soviet design was inherently substandard IMHO, much like everything else that garbage rod of a country has ever produced, the AZ-5 kill switch would have never worked.

Agree. Not aware of the whole design, but I recall it was significantly different in specific areas than nukes in the U.S.