Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoYSK: The Invention Secrecy Act is a US federal law authorizing the government to suppress disclosure of certain inventions for reasons of national security. 6,543 inventions are currently suppressed.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkYSK: The Invention Secrecy Act is a US federal law authorizing the government to suppress disclosure of certain inventions for reasons of national security. 6,543 inventions are currently suppressed.en.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square37linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethe_q@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoLike an air cooled fiberglass engine that runs on water, man!?
minus-squareGhostPain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoWater? Brother that’s 50’s tech. We’re on to Cold Fusion reactors the size of your fist, SRO high-entropy alloys, and room temp superconductors. :D
minus-squareturdcollector69@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months agoReally though. I’ve been saying it for a while, even if we figured out fusion, it wouldn’t see the light of day. The petrodollar would tank in value because fusion is obviously superior to gasoline/petrol. It would be the end of the US currency if petroleum were to be replaced.
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoSee I can’t see this being true, because if we figured out how to do it, and let someone else do it first, they would get all of the gains first.
minus-squareturdcollector69@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months agoThat’s a valid counterpoint that I’m definitely too intoxicated to properly address but idk I think you cooked me on that one.
Like an air cooled fiberglass engine that runs on water, man!?
Water? Brother that’s 50’s tech.
We’re on to Cold Fusion reactors the size of your fist, SRO high-entropy alloys, and room temp superconductors.
:D
Really though.
I’ve been saying it for a while, even if we figured out fusion, it wouldn’t see the light of day.
The petrodollar would tank in value because fusion is obviously superior to gasoline/petrol.
It would be the end of the US currency if petroleum were to be replaced.
See I can’t see this being true, because if we figured out how to do it, and let someone else do it first, they would get all of the gains first.
That’s a valid counterpoint that I’m definitely too intoxicated to properly address but idk I think you cooked me on that one.