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Paulie

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41. Twice repeated.

Sat Feb 23, 2013, 09:47 AM

Feb 2013

I was just making a commentary. Until this actually shows up and is put to scientific scrutiny it is no different at this point to zero point energy do it yourself kits and perpetual motion machines.

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Lockheed's Skunk Works promises fusion power in four years [View all] n2doc Feb 2013 OP

If I could choose ONE engineering breakthrough to see in my lifetime, it would be practical fusion slackmaster Feb 2013 #1

Complete agreement, with a wish for fusion-powered spacecraft Peter cotton Feb 2013 #8

Me too! MAD Dave Feb 2013 #29

Kelly Johnson smiles from above... Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #2

If anybody can do it, it is the brilliant maniacs at the Skunk Works n/t Lurks Often Feb 2013 #3

+1000 Rosco T. Feb 2013 #17

Lets hope they donco Feb 2013 #4

It's from the smell of the original plant. jeff47 Feb 2013 #6

Thanks for the reply. nt donco Feb 2013 #7

Here's a pic of their main hangar at the Plant 42 complex in Palmdale, CA; A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #20

The wife's cousin donco Feb 2013 #45

Security clearance oaths have consequences. n/t A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #47

This would just be amazing... greytdemocrat Feb 2013 #5

Twofer Bosonic Feb 2013 #9

The list of global problems it could potentially solve is HUGE! slackmaster Feb 2013 #10

Mr Fusion XRubicon Feb 2013 #11

That's certainly more convenient than plutonium. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #30

It would be cool, but the cynic in me says that this is the MIC trying to gain support... JVS Feb 2013 #12

My thoughts exactly. Owl Feb 2013 #46

Video of presentation Bosonic Feb 2013 #13

I must be a born skeptic Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #14

Problem is, it takes vast amounts of energy to produce that AM n2doc Feb 2013 #50

I understand that. I am just saying that the article was incorrect. Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #51

Ho-hum, predictions are worthless - they've been saying that for 50 years Baclava Feb 2013 #15

It sounds too good to be true. Lionel Mandrake Feb 2013 #16

"just very unlikely that their gadget will work as advertised" Rosco T. Feb 2013 #19

When it comes to bending tin, these guys are the best. Lionel Mandrake Feb 2013 #21

they bend physics... Rosco T. Feb 2013 #25

We'll see. nt Lionel Mandrake Feb 2013 #27

you can make a brick fly if you give it enough thrust Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #38

Believe it when I see it. n/t cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #18

If it's true it we'll be like a meth addict winning the lottery... hunter Feb 2013 #22

You're assuming we stay here. Occulus Feb 2013 #56

Thanks so much for posting Esse Quam Videri Feb 2013 #23

Which means they've already done it. Robb Feb 2013 #24

If they're talking about it "coming soon" at SW, they've already got it running. Rosco T. Feb 2013 #26

They're late jsr Feb 2013 #28

You made me laugh so hard I got dizzy and short of breath at 12:09 AM. What do the neighbors think? NBachers Feb 2013 #33

Gettin jiggy with the fusion Berlum Feb 2013 #43

I've been seeing a couple of these sorts of stories. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #31

LENR is not cold fusion and is little more than theory at this point Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #37

So airplane designers are fusion experts too Progressive dog Feb 2013 #32

100mW? Oh good it can power a cell phone Paulie Feb 2013 #34

Your cell phone needs a hundred million watts? Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #36

No it needs milliwatt = mW. MW is something else. Paulie Feb 2013 #39

simple typo, and not much of one Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #40

Twice repeated. Paulie Feb 2013 #41

post *14 states my viewpoint pretty clearly Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #42

That's fine but this is a story. And without evidence Paulie Feb 2013 #44

Because of all the other false claims from Skunk Works over the years? Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #48

Simple typo, only changes the meaning by ... oldhippie Feb 2013 #52

True, but it should be obvious what the meaning was and Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #53

If this is correct it will change the world n/t Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #35

My question would be.. what weapon are they making with it? SomethingFishy Feb 2013 #49

A space cruiser... hunter Feb 2013 #54

The minute that Lockheed issues a press release about this project, MineralMan Feb 2013 #55

The people over at talk-polywell.org seem to think this sounds a lot like the polywell design Occulus Feb 2013 #58

Ummmm.... I don't want to burst your bubble, but... sibelian Feb 2013 #57

I'm fairly sure I know what it's about Occulus Feb 2013 #59

thanks Occulus! sibelian Feb 2013 #60