From what I've heard hydrogen is the best source. It is everywhere
after all. Then there's the moon with it's helium 3. I really don't
know much about it except for the teasers on the science shows. I also
saw on these science shows they are building a fusion reactor
somewhere. I guess they hope to have it running in the next 4-5 years.
But commercial application wouldn't come for another 10-25 years? I
guess it all depends on how this one works.
I'm going to ramble a bit here. I can understand the problems with
creating this thing. Blowing something up is easy. Creating a
sustainable artificial sun ain't. I mean look at what it's cost and
taken to possibly create micro black holes. The LHC has been one huge
effort. And even then it breaks down as soon as they turn it on. Of
course I understand this, seeing all that's involved. For those who
don't know what that is, you can see it here. http://lhc.web.cern.ch/lhc/
Anyway, back to your comments and something someone else wrote. I
truly believe in hydrogen research. It's global warming friendly. And
I don't know why that other someone said it was foolish. In fact was
also wondering why they called biodiesel foolish. A friend uses it
with no problems. Of course he's a math professor geek who completely
tore apart Mercedes station wagon and put it back together to his
liking. Yes, he's a perfectionist. To a detrimental point in some
instances.
As to Heinlein, I've read many of his books, and your description
sounds familiar, but I can't think of the exact piece your describing.
He was one weird dude. Last one I remember was about an old guy having
his brain transplanted into a young female body. You can probably
imagine the rest.
Jeff M
On Feb 14, 2009, at 2:10 PM, Elaine Zablocki wrote:
At 07:57 AM 2/14/2009, Matthew Taylor wrote:
>Right - eventually, if most non-dystopian futurists are correct,
energy will be something we hardly think of at all due to its
plentiful on demand nature. How we get there is the issue.
Could you please give names, references, something I could read? I
haven't read anyone who says "energy will be something we hardly
think of at all due to its plentiful on demand nature."
If there are intelligent people who think that could be a
possibility, that would sure cheer me up.
(Plentiful energy that doesn't increase global warming??)
Recently I've been remembering an early Robert Heinlein story ... I
bet lots of folks on this list know it... the one where they
discover a way to capture energy from the sun at no or very little
cost... (and fight big companies that don't want this information
made public) ... the usual Heinlein interplay between a smart
scientist guy and an equally smart wise-cracking woman... I can't
recall the name of the story, or find it on my shelves.
But I find myself remembering it these days, and thinking "if that
is ever going to become a reality, now would be a real good time."
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