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rcain wrote:joke. dont take things so seriously.

sorry, i tend to do that regularly..

i`m sure this wouldn`t have been the first time an FOIA request has been given the loop-around. you seem to have figured out why they don`t wanna talk, well good for you sir.

rcain wrote:heretic! (@zbarlici)

so, that can`t be done? say so dont just go calling names

Did I miss it? No mention whatsoever of EMC2's refusal to explain any quantitative measurements? Plasma shines brightly inside EMC2 Fusion's WB-7 device Proof [if any were needed] that it isn't working in a 'net-energy' mode. have you ever thought that perhaps they purposely tweaked the device to p...

chineze say patience is a virtue

you`ve already waited aeons for tokamak to produce, now isnt it unfair to blast on polywell for a meagre 2 years more???!

you whine "but they`ve been workin on it for the last 14 years "

- sure, but with only a trickle of funds

as i posted on the alan boyle blog, if WB7 was a failure, why would they be testing the scaling of the device(WB8)? So they can gage how big of a failure it is? Remember that R.Nebel agreed to lead the polywell team, and i imagine that Bussard`s words would have been something like this; "Pls don`t ...

icarus wrote:

The difference is that Polywell has actual oversight. The US Navy.

The DOE has had oversight of tokomak fusion research for the last 40 years ...

the market will be the final judge, not government depts.

...heh

you betcha he pays attention

after-all this is the original polywell forum, and he knows that

i hope i`m not offending anyone by calling the polywell IEC reactor the BFR. Calling it the polywell IEC fusion reactor would be so cold.... its just a device and this is how it works... Calling it the BFR would automatically associate aperson with the device, and place emphasis on mankind`s endeavo...

see, if there were a "daydreamer`s" sub-forum, i would have posted this thread there; or maybe not

Suppose in seven months time the WB8 phase is complete, polywell IEC rector scaling laws proven, and news hits the mainstream media that the ever-ellusive nuclear fusion after what seemed much like an eternity has finally been accomplished. Patents will be filed to ensure future royalties are approp...

MSimon wrote:The difficulty with fusing oxygen is that it is a high charge atom with low fusion yield.

Better?

..almost as if this machine is fated to be operated in space

Ok, so I got a letter from NAVAIR Weapons today. Not an email as expected. "review of the docs reveal that they are exempt from disclosure in their entirety under FOIA ex.4 as disclosure would cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the contractor who submitted the company proprietary...

Do you really think the govt will force medcare down your throat?

from the emc2 website mission statement.. "Fusion R&D Phase 1 - Validate and extend WB-6 results with WB-7 Device: 1.5 years / $1.8M, Successfully Completed gals and boys, it seems that engineering issues are the only ones left to work out! I do believe now, that this piece of tech is monumental to ...