[The Claw]

Actually, containment of the Plasma isn't a problem. It's just that it takes more power to sustain the fields than the reaction gives out, at the moment at least.
 And of course, magnets aren't the only way to contain the plasma, there is a tokomak reactor that uses lasers apparently.

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Chickens are strange things really. They pop up whenever you don't expect them.
"Why do I have a conscience, all it does is **** with me, why do I have this torment all I wanna do is **** it away"- Korn
 "When you're ripe, you'll bleed outta control" Deftones
 HERE FISHY FISHY FISHY!
HELLO OLLY! IT'S A DEAD OLLY!

[Styxx]

Isn't there a tokamak on England that actually generates 3% more power than it consumes? I read something about that on Slashdot a while ago, can't find the link now...

[The Claw]

There might be, I havn't really checked up on the subject recently...

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Chickens are strange things really. They pop up whenever you don't expect them.
"Why do I have a conscience, all it does is **** with me, why do I have this torment all I wanna do is **** it away"- Korn
 "When you're ripe, you'll bleed outta control" Deftones
 HERE FISHY FISHY FISHY!
HELLO OLLY! IT'S A DEAD OLLY!

[wEvil]

8 lasers fire on a deuterium/tritium pellet.

This is a very short fusion reaction though, and its not magnetic containment, its intertial containment.

Pretty useless for sustained power output but could work as an efficient way of starting the generator.

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Remember, when someone annoys you it takes 42 muscles in your face to frown, but it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and ***** slap them upside the head.

[diamondgeezer]

If people thought a faster than light was important, we'd be putting money into the space program instead of bombing countries no one cared about six weeks ago and probably won't care abut againg in six months time.

[WarpStar]

 

Originally posted by sandwich:
Just like the opening scene of Star Trek Enterprise, fisrt episode.  

Hehehehehe, I doubt the Klingon said "I come in peace"  More like "Give me your interstellar communicator"  


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