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48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone

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[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 8 months ago

sick. cool. So uh. How long until power generation happens now?

Ah who am i kidding, it'll be at least a decade, probably more like two. Three including manufacturing and building all the plants.

[-] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 81 points 8 months ago

Well according to the 1993 classic, "SimCity 2000," fusion power becomes available to build in the year 2050. Since I have no other source that provides an exact date of viability, this remians the most reliable prediction we have.

[-] solarbabies@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

curious, has SimCity predicted anything correctly up to now?

[-] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 months ago

If my experience with the game was an accurate account, quite a few natural disasters.

[-] Podunk@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Wasn't that the one with the godzilla natural disaster toggle? If so, i figure the next few years could have some fun surprises... if we're lucky.

[-] Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

The bell riots, September 2024. See yall there!

[-] VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

When did space solar unlock? The uk is building one now apparently

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago

i like this meta, i agree.

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

Ah who am i kidding, it’ll be at least a decade, probably more like two.

To be fair, they're trying to create a miniature star and keep it controlled/contained, to use its energy. That's some next-gen level stuff.

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 8 months ago

it's definitely one of the ideas of all time. i just wish people would stop pretending like it's "just right around the corner"

Meanwhile germany is burning more coal than it ever has to generate power because they no longer have nuclear energy. And gas is expensive.

[-] TheWoozy@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Stay in school kids. Study Physics & Engineering!

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 months ago

yep. Given how long it'll take to develop fusion power, multiple generations of people will have worked on it in practice, and many more in theory.

[-] user1234@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 8 months ago

Gonna need a hell of a boiler/turbine to harness that kind of heat.

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 months ago

thats the LEAST of my concerns lmao.

Gonna need one hell of a setup to even produce that level of heat.

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 8 months ago
[-] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago
[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 8 months ago
[-] TheWoozy@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

It was 30 years away in the 1950s and still is.
Controlled fusion is harder than we thought & may be harder than we think.

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago

its right 100% of the time 60% of the time

[-] TheWoozy@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

This is how we arrive at the "always 30 years away" trope.

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's also just kind of how these things tend to go. I mean even the the funny international one ITER. Has had this exact issue, they keep pushing back deadlines over and over again. Which is only really surprising if you aren't familiar with the tech, it's highly complex. But it's a great example as to why this stuff happens.

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