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Old 06-30-2010, 01:52 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by DGthe3 View Post
Last I checked, fusion was 20 years away. They said the same thing 20 years ago. And 20 years before that.
The difference now is that we have much better technology to experiment with and perfect the process. I know it's been promised for quite some time, but I think we're much closer now. Besides, with the potential benefits of fusion power, this is something that world should be investing heavily in. There's a way to do it, we just have to perfect it.

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