[extropy-chat] A ROOM-TEMPERATURE PALM-SIZED NUCLEAR FUSION DEVICE

[spike]

> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lorrey
> A ROOM-TEMPERATURE PALM-SIZED NUCLEAR FUSION DEVICE
> 
> 
> > What has happened to the list?...
> 
> ...If AI spontaneously happened somewhere
> tomorrow, most of this list would be posting critical swipes... 
> Eli will have an explanation... 
> Samantha will call it a conspiracy... 
> Hal will insist that it is a put-on...
> Kevin will post links...


Spike will be making silly jokes about it...


> Just yesterday I was looking at a video of a palm-top stirling engine
> that produces respectable and acceptable RPMs (not 1 or 2 RPM)... 
> 
> Welcome to Sour-Puss-Central of the >H movement.
> 
> Mike Lorrey


Sterling engines are indeed cool.  There have been models
that can go up to 3000 RPM (how the hell they do that is
beyond my imagination).  The problem isn't necessarily
the speed, its the torque.  Sterling engines haven't been
able to move very much heat, consequently they haven't
been able to make much power.  The real brilliance of
a Sterling cycle is that it can run on anything that
burns.

spike