He cuts down trees, he eats his lunch,\ he goes to the lava-try.\ On Wednesdays he goes shoppin'\ And has buttered scones for tea.
DataDisrupter
I am. And don't call me Shirley.
nuked from orbit
It's the only way to be sure.
I wasn't aware of that distinction about the energy for the laser to generate the heat energy within the reaction not being factored into the Q value, very interesting, thank you! Would that energy for the laser still be required in a "stable reaction" continuously, or would it be something that would "trail off"?
I didn't see any mention of the output in the article. 22MW injected, but does anyone know if the reaction was actually generating a positive output?
No! This is straight up Hell material, not Heck!
Thanks Hawkeye!
Many years ago I remember having this very same feeling about taking a left turn at an intersection. It was a smooth turn, maybe it was about the rate at which I accelerated and returned the wheel to the centre position, the car didn't jolt it any way... so I just felt extra proud about myself on that.
And you can tell right away which one of them is Chris Hadfield!
But Slartibartfast took such pride in designing all those award winning fjords...