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Re:Carl Sagan's questions for aliens. (1996) by qndreoi on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @07:32PM (#25853811)
Hence the last part of the question, "Why?"

I doubt even someone with a PhD in an unrelated field could bullshit the experts in fusion research.

Re:Carl Sagan's questions for aliens. (1996) by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @07:52PM (#25853965)
"Inertial. Magnetic will be more inefficient at higher power levels, because a particle you haven't discovered yet will dampen the reaction if you use magnetic confinement. Ultimately it's because the string coupling parameters for the 3rd-dimension/8th-dimension interaction are stronger than for the 5th-dimension/7th-dimension interaction". It's an explanation that looks like probable made-up baloney, but can you be sure? Can you (or anyone) disprove it?