Re: The new fur trade


JoeSP wrote:
> One of the cleanest known sources of energy is from a fusion reactor powered
> by Helium-3. The only by-product is pure, clean water, that could make tea.
>
> The problem is that it doesn't exist on earth in any significant amounts.
> The moon however, is loaded with it.
>
> Too expensive you say? One metric tonne can produce about 4 billion US
> dollars worth of electricity. One loaded shuttle (25 tonnes) can bring back
> enough Helium-3 to power the entire electrical needs of the US for a year.
>
> Another idea: Produce the energy on the moon, and beam it back to earth with
> microwaves. Sounds like a paying proposition to me.
>
> Once we get set up on the moon, and eventually deplete it's reserves, the
> other planets have much more vast quantities of Helium-3 to exploit.
>
> The future is energy, and it's name is Helium-3.
>
> http://www.ottawasun.com/Money/2005/11/11/1301778-sun.html


And the best thing is that with only 100 billion kilograms it will
start reacting under the weight of its own gravity.

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