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We need fusion, we need more power YESTERDAY. Whatever amount we are spending to develop these moonshots it needs to be more. So many "hard things" become tha
by honkycat 5y ago
We need fusion, we need more power YESTERDAY.
Whatever amount we are spending to develop these moonshots it needs to be more.
So many "hard things" become that much easier when we remove having to power it out of the equation.
A generator for a forklift is probably unrealistic, but for a huge, skyscraper building crane? Or for one of those giant shipping barges that produce multiple percentage points of our carbon emissions? That no longer sound so crazy.
Isn't that how the US powers its aircraft carriers and submarines anyway? Only with fission, which clearly is too dangerous to put on civilian ships.
- p1mrx 5y agoYeah, portable fusion would make large-scale power grids obsolete and revolutionize shipping. Things get more interesting when you scale it down to fit a passenger aircraft. I'll believe it when they can power a toaster or something.