Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoHow close are we to infinite power? Being able to cheaply in our everyday lives? Or are we trying anymore?message-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down12
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareHow close are we to infinite power? Being able to cheaply in our everyday lives? Or are we trying anymore?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareblarghly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoWe are not anywhere close to having infinite power, and no one is working on this problem, since it would violate several laws of physics. If you are wondering how close we are to having cheap power - we already have it. Electricity today is incredibly cheap. Beyond this, you’re going to need some more precise metrics - how cheap do you want power to be, exactly?
We are not anywhere close to having infinite power, and no one is working on this problem, since it would violate several laws of physics.
If you are wondering how close we are to having cheap power - we already have it. Electricity today is incredibly cheap.
Beyond this, you’re going to need some more precise metrics - how cheap do you want power to be, exactly?