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> Can you comment on this story about Edward Teller? It's an anecdote of an anecdote. It's literally third person hearsay, with Teller saying "Oh, it "might" b
by mahranch 11y ago
> Can you comment on this story about Edward Teller?
It's an anecdote of an anecdote. It's literally third person hearsay, with Teller saying "Oh, it "might" be possible". We don't even know he said that. Even on the off-chance he did, it means practically nothing. There are similar wordings and phrasing done about breaking light speed from respected physicists. You could probably get one to say "might" as well. It doesn't mean there's any validity behind it. The point and facts still stand - you're not going to break the Coulomb barrier at room temp. It's an impossibility.