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This is cool but also remember the practicalities of Fusion make it not much better than nuclear:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHmHBMaS6Sw
not to say its the greatest form of energy production ever, but, what are your gripes with nuclear these days anyway?
Well, really it's the opposite, nuclear works already. So why not just build nuclear plants at 1/20 the cost? (and actually get some net positive energy)
Just saying...
this (specific project) isn't about harvesting energy..
I understand that, it can't be. Because fusion power generation hasn't all been worked out yet. Unlike fission. That's my point.
Also, once fusion does work, it will still be the most expensive way to generate energy man has ever devised, so there's that too.