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Re:ITER: World's largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly by Aerroon on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @07:10PM (#23981683)
I think a problem with ITER for PR isn't the cost. It's time. I learned about it and got excited more than a decade ago. It'll still take years of time for it to be finished.

I'm not really sure how to express this, but the huge amount of time just diminishes the impact of it for me.

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Re:ITER: World's largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly by godelski on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @07:14PM (#23981710)
One could also argue that it would be developed faster if they had more money. It wouldn't be a linear relationship, but there is a definite relationship between the two. But fundamentally I agree. It is hard to stay excited about something to come for decades.
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Re:ITER: World's largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly by layoutIfNeeded on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @07:32PM (#23981826)
I have similar feelings about the James Webb Space Telescope too.
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Re:ITER: World's largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly by nitrogen on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @02:58AM (#23984100)
Think of it like the construction of a legendary cathedral. The prolonged commitment required is part of its impressiveness.
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Re:ITER: World's largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly by mac01021 on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @08:19AM (#23985806)
With a legendary cathedral, the layperson can walk up to it at any time and easily perceive its ever-waxing size and majesty.

This is something a fusion reactor doesn't have (I guess they could do tours or something maybe?).

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Re:ITER: World's largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly by nitrogen on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @11:02AM (#23987407)
They do have a YouTube channel showing construction.
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Re:ITER: World's largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly by GoblinSlayer on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @04:14AM (#23984437)
There are people whose imagination ITER exceeds.
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