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China’s ‘artificial sun’ breaks nuclear fusion limit thought to be impossible (www.the-independent.com)
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[–] 1 point 10 months ago (4 children)

That is what they said. Twenty years ago.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago* (1 child)

    Yes, because the argument was never "we'll have fusion in 20 years", it's always been "we COULD have fusion in 20 years IF research was properly funded". It's never been properly funded, hence it's always 20 years away.

    It's a bit like my boss coming to ask me how long it would take to do project X. I tell him 6 months after we get funding. We don't get funding. 6 months later he comes and asks me how long it would take to do project X. I tell him 6 months after we get funding. Queue shocked Pikachu face that the estimate is still 6 months, 6 months later.

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