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The Science Analyst's avatar

Looks like a scam.

We can not even do fusion in a reactor that produces energy in total. A more realistic version is Project Pluto. A ramjet powered by fission. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pluto

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J.P.'s avatar

Your assertions are incorrect. LPP boron-proton fusion has been net positive for some time; they only have to deal with fuel impurities (so much as 1 non Boron atom causes unacceptable gamma radiation in their plasmoid reactor).

Aureon Energy's SAFIRE fusion orb also produces excess heat for electrical energy invested; they're investigating if this can be controlled in such a way as to run steam turbines from the excess.

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Edwin's avatar

The "Crowbar" because it was so simple.

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Peter Halligan's avatar

Op Pluto terminated 60 years ago? I wonder if it continued in some form or as part of a "black budget".

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The Science Analyst's avatar

Lots of crazy ideas at that time.

The Orion project was using nuclear explosions to lift a rocket. Worked as expected. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FBwXyPWG5o

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Edwin's avatar

That's fast, but it is a drop in the bucket to get to another star. A rough calculation yields about 9 million years to get to the closest (check me).

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Peter Halligan's avatar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Centauri 4.37 light years - going with 4.25 LY for no good reason..

https://unitchefs.com/light-years/miles/4.25/

says 25 trillion miles

500,000 mph = 4.38 billion miles a year = 5,704 years?

Long time between drinks either way!

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