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by classicpenny
Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:05 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Hyperion?
Replies: 41
Views: 26591

rj40 wrote:This sounds a bit fishy to me. Perhaps a joke. Found the link at the top of Drudge.
If so, the scam is pretty elaborate:

http://www.hyperionpowergeneration.com/index.html

Bill Flint
by classicpenny
Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Forbes Article.
Replies: 11
Views: 6454

My wife just gave me Sun in a Bottle by Charles Seife, just out last month, a book on the history of fusion, superbly researched and very well written - I wish I could write half as well as he can! http://www.amazon.com/Sun-Bottle-Strange-History-Thinking/dp/0670020338/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid...
by classicpenny
Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:14 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Hypermatter fusion reactor
Replies: 32
Views: 19399

This is a very distressing thread. It does not belong in "Theory," but it would still be distressing in "General." My first thought was that the underlying cause might be the frustration with the lack of news about the WB-7 and potential follow-on projects; but then I wondered if maybe some sort of ...
by classicpenny
Fri Nov 07, 2008 1:44 pm
Forum: Awareness
Topic: Book w/BFR Punch Line for Kids age 8-13
Replies: 3
Views: 6532

Book w/BFR Punch Line for Kids age 8-13

Go to http://www.polywellnuclearfusion.com/ Click “Download the book” – lower right On download page, click “EarthsBigProb3.pdf” Earth’s Big Energy Problem and How to Fix it (age 8-13) begins with many pictures demonstrating the extent of our dependence on carbon-based fuels. Molecular models show h...
by classicpenny
Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Election results
Replies: 106
Views: 42382

once this war is over, there will be tons more money for anything else, including Nuclear Fusion, I am sure. Oh and dont even get me started on the Iraq war. This war is a failure from the very beginning to the very end. No matter one's position on the this war - justified or not, Not matter one's ...
by classicpenny
Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:59 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Found this during google search on Polywell Fusion
Replies: 55
Views: 160552

Aero wrote:what is the Navy doing in China Lake?
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... a-lake.htm
by classicpenny
Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:59 am
Forum: News
Topic: Found this during google search on Polywell Fusion
Replies: 55
Views: 160552

What kind of device will this new stuff be intended for? Will it be more like a WB-8 or more like a WB-100? My impression a few months back was that Dr Nebel leans more toward the WB-100: "This machine is so inexpensive going into the 100-megawatt range that there's no compelling reason for not just...
by classicpenny
Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:11 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What might the effect be on the election?
Replies: 36
Views: 16284

Conservatives (Which is not the same as Republicans) are being hammered for what the Free Spending Republicans have done which is completely against conservative Philosophy. The financial Fiasco is being portrayed as a Failure of Conservative principles when conservative principles were not even be...
by classicpenny
Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What might the effect be on the election?
Replies: 36
Views: 16284

Do you see nuclear power anywhere in his current platform? Yes, but I would say his attitude is somewhat short of enthusiastic. Go to http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/newenergy Click on "Read the full version of The Obama-Biden New Energy for America plan" and you will download a pdf. Check t...
by classicpenny
Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: They Don't Want You To Know
Replies: 9
Views: 6009

So? So any respectable researcher, will not touch anything that could be considered part of the lunatic fringe. If Polywell is grouped with Aliens it will never be taken serious by mainstream scientists. I share your concern. See: http://www.talk-polywell.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=830 William W Flint
by classicpenny
Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:36 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Time to Vote for a Name
Replies: 4
Views: 3607

Make your voice heard!

Make your voice heard!

I can't believe that there are only 20 people who care what this machine is going to be called. I know there are a multitude of silent "Lurkers" with repressed opinions out there. It's time to make your voice heard!

Bill Flint
by classicpenny
Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:51 am
Forum: Awareness
Topic: Dubious Distinction
Replies: 2
Views: 5503

Dubious Distinction

There's a good lesson here for writers who are desperate to sell their stuff. Better, I guess, that the bad news comes from the perpetrator himself (that would be me). http://feralhouse.com/titles/new_releases/secret_and_suppressed_ii.php This is the short piece on the Bussard Fusion Reactor. Read d...
by classicpenny
Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:18 am
Forum: News
Topic: ITER vs the Stone Axe
Replies: 52
Views: 29060

rcain wrote:I thought 'theoretical' ignition was when Lawson's triple product was exceeded. No?
That does appear to be the case:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawson_criterion
Thank you!

Bill Flint
by classicpenny
Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:16 pm
Forum: News
Topic: ITER vs the Stone Axe
Replies: 52
Views: 29060

I would have guessed that "ignition" in this context means "fusion," but apparently not, because the BFR* has already had some fusion, right? Does "ignition" then mean break-even? Or is there some other intermediate step that I have missed? Bill Flint *BFR - new "official" designation - see poll und...
by classicpenny
Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:41 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Sigma Think-Tank
Replies: 11
Views: 7892

Hey Tom -

This wouldn't be that group that was convened to save the planet in Larry Niven's "Footfall" would it?

Just kidding! Congratulations - now, save the planet!

Bill Flint