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-squareturdcollector69@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 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-up1·3 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-down1·3 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.
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.