We cant make energy out of nothing it has to come out of somewhere, solar from the sun. And gas is packed full of energy we harvest.
For reasons we cannot harvest the magnetic field of the earth. BUT the easiest reason is that if (if) we could we be stealing from the magnetic barrier that shields the earth from charged particles from the sun.
For more technical reasons we cant, but IF we could, we'd weaken the shield and smaller solar flares could get through and fry satellites and ground electronics maybe.
I agree with your points, but I believe they are somewhat irrelevant in this context. The amount of energy we would use is negligible, and more importantly, the use of this energy does not deplete or harm the original energy source in any way. This means that, despite the concerns raised, the overall impact remains minimal and does not lead to any long-term depletion or negative consequences.
I think the magnetic field around earth is due to its molten core spinning. Its why the magnetic poles match the rotation poles. I think if energy is siphoned off of this field that it can only contribute to slowing the earths rotation. And that doesnt come back.
No device small enough to fit on earth could harvest anything off the field.
The field direction and strength is the same for even a city sized object (think compass). You need differences (a high ball rolling to a low valley) to harvest energy
Its moreso harvesting the earth's rotation through magnetism than the magnetism being harvested itself.
Fusion is just a liberal slush fund. Seriously, countless billions of dollars spent building giant metal donates. "Just give us a few hundred more billion and a decade or two". We are all getting taken for a ride. Notice how fusion is always promoted by the climate change people? Yeah, that right there should tell you everything you need to know about fusion.
Same for the superconductors that u/brennywaffle mentioned. It sounds awfully convenient that you have this exciting, revolutionary new technology, but it is expensive and can only be tested in a lab with our special cooling equipment. No, your freezer at home won't work, you need a special freezer that costs millions of dollars. The best thing so-called "superconductors" are good for is conducting money from the government and into the hands of the liberal elite.
The scientists dont control where the money goes (corruption could be all throughout it), and these reactors are suuuch a complicated feat of engineering that ITER (the largest experimental fusion reactor worldwide, under construction) has atleast a hundred PhD's chugging at it. And its still progressing slowly.
Superconductors arent new.
CERN's been using them in their particle accelerator. Proven largescale engineering feat, not only labscale. It needs liquid helium which is realllllly expensive.
What IS new and IS labscale is superconducting material (under very high pressure). The temperture it needs is only with liquid nitrogen, waaay cheaper. But the high pressure is impossible to have anything useful yet. Only labscale.
Life on earth is possible because of FUSION from the sun. Just like with birds and flying: we can see it, so it can be done.
CERN's been using them in their particle accelerator
Please see above about fusion donuts and superconductors. A particle accelerator is another device that costs billions of dollars, can only be used in special locations, and apparently discovers particles that no one else can actually see. It just seems so obvious. Like the supposed Higgs boson. They literally wrote about this being a possibility in 1964 before it was then "discovered" in 2012. I expect that they'll keep coming out with a new particle every couple years or decades. None of this is practical, but we continue to flush billions of dollars into it.
Life on earth is possible because of FUSION from the sun. Just like with birds and flying: we can see it, so it can be done.
We have created fusion here on earth already. It is called a thermonuclear bomb. Call me crazy, but I really don't think we should be building these near every major city, even if they are supposedly "safe". This sounds like a perfect plan for enslaving large population centers. Once they set up enough of these, all they have to do is let one or two go critical, make examples out of a few cities, and everyone else will comply.
Not "never" a way, but a long ways off. Superconducting loops already house currents which are permanently in motion without loss.
Theyre seen in tokomak reactors. Today they require supercold temps, but evidence is suggesting it can be done without it eventually.
Loooong way off, we'll have fusion power well before then and the storage issue wont matter
I agree... fusion is most likely the future. Can we tap into the EM waves around the earth, per N. Tesla? That sounds like the ultimate energy answer.
We cant make energy out of nothing it has to come out of somewhere, solar from the sun. And gas is packed full of energy we harvest.
For reasons we cannot harvest the magnetic field of the earth. BUT the easiest reason is that if (if) we could we be stealing from the magnetic barrier that shields the earth from charged particles from the sun.
For more technical reasons we cant, but IF we could, we'd weaken the shield and smaller solar flares could get through and fry satellites and ground electronics maybe.
I agree with your points, but I believe they are somewhat irrelevant in this context. The amount of energy we would use is negligible, and more importantly, the use of this energy does not deplete or harm the original energy source in any way. This means that, despite the concerns raised, the overall impact remains minimal and does not lead to any long-term depletion or negative consequences.
I think the magnetic field around earth is due to its molten core spinning. Its why the magnetic poles match the rotation poles. I think if energy is siphoned off of this field that it can only contribute to slowing the earths rotation. And that doesnt come back.
No device small enough to fit on earth could harvest anything off the field. The field direction and strength is the same for even a city sized object (think compass). You need differences (a high ball rolling to a low valley) to harvest energy
Its moreso harvesting the earth's rotation through magnetism than the magnetism being harvested itself.
Also, regarding your point, "We cant make energy out of nothing":
Energy is infinite, we use it after converting the enrgy source into a state that is needed for the application.
Fusion is just a liberal slush fund. Seriously, countless billions of dollars spent building giant metal donates. "Just give us a few hundred more billion and a decade or two". We are all getting taken for a ride. Notice how fusion is always promoted by the climate change people? Yeah, that right there should tell you everything you need to know about fusion.
Same for the superconductors that u/brennywaffle mentioned. It sounds awfully convenient that you have this exciting, revolutionary new technology, but it is expensive and can only be tested in a lab with our special cooling equipment. No, your freezer at home won't work, you need a special freezer that costs millions of dollars. The best thing so-called "superconductors" are good for is conducting money from the government and into the hands of the liberal elite.
The scientists dont control where the money goes (corruption could be all throughout it), and these reactors are suuuch a complicated feat of engineering that ITER (the largest experimental fusion reactor worldwide, under construction) has atleast a hundred PhD's chugging at it. And its still progressing slowly.
Superconductors arent new. CERN's been using them in their particle accelerator. Proven largescale engineering feat, not only labscale. It needs liquid helium which is realllllly expensive.
What IS new and IS labscale is superconducting material (under very high pressure). The temperture it needs is only with liquid nitrogen, waaay cheaper. But the high pressure is impossible to have anything useful yet. Only labscale.
Life on earth is possible because of FUSION from the sun. Just like with birds and flying: we can see it, so it can be done.
Please see above about fusion donuts and superconductors. A particle accelerator is another device that costs billions of dollars, can only be used in special locations, and apparently discovers particles that no one else can actually see. It just seems so obvious. Like the supposed Higgs boson. They literally wrote about this being a possibility in 1964 before it was then "discovered" in 2012. I expect that they'll keep coming out with a new particle every couple years or decades. None of this is practical, but we continue to flush billions of dollars into it.
We have created fusion here on earth already. It is called a thermonuclear bomb. Call me crazy, but I really don't think we should be building these near every major city, even if they are supposedly "safe". This sounds like a perfect plan for enslaving large population centers. Once they set up enough of these, all they have to do is let one or two go critical, make examples out of a few cities, and everyone else will comply.