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2006-09-29 China-Japan-Koreas

China claims success in test of fusion reactor

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Posted by Steve White 2006-09-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A tad premature to be labeled "a step for humankind", methinks. Please register one vote for the Smells Like Bullshit graphic.

Posted by .com 2006-09-29 02:43|| 2006-09-29 02:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Chinese announcement of "successful payback reactor efficiencies" in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...

This announcement brought to you by the Iranian Military Public Relations Council.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-09-29 06:00|| 2006-09-29 06:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Temps have to go a lot higher to sustain a fusion reaction.

Severe news media distortion in the headline.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2006-09-29 08:24|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2006-09-29 08:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, no, sounds like they just managed to get to that same unproductive stage that everybody else achieved decades before I was born - non-self-sustaining fusion reaction. That's the point at which the researchers are "twenty years away from fusion power" - where they've sat, ever since, twiddling their thumbs and looking stupid.

Welcome to the crowd, Chinese fusion researchers. You've now joined the ranks of the fusion failures.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2006-09-29 08:58|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2006-09-29 08:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Humanity will achieve controlled sustained fusion only when they have the technology to create and control artificial gravitational (not magnetic) fields.

In other words, not for a VERY LONG time, if ever.

Posted by FusionMan 2006-09-29 10:56|| 2006-09-29 10:56|| Front Page Top

#6 I beg to differ. Inertial confinement is making new strides. For some very interesting reading (and illustrations), please follow this link. Any comments are quite welcome.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-09-29 15:50|| 2006-09-29 15:50|| Front Page Top

#7 I have heard more than one scientist say that trying to make fusion like this is like trying to hold together jello with rubber bands.

I'm sure there is a way to do fusion, but unless they figure out how to make magnetic fields more "solid", this isn't gonna be the way to fusion.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2006-09-29 16:05|| 2006-09-29 16:05|| Front Page Top

#8 Does the phrase "when pigs friggin' fly" have any meaning?

The PRC does not have the expertise to even attempt to initiate fusion IMO and that of any respected scientist I've talked to lately.

I think they're listening to the NKor propagandists too much these days...

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2006-09-29 20:53|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2006-09-29 20:53|| Front Page Top

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