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↩ replying to campusalot
- Eugene Mallove (2004): A cold fusion advocate beaten to death. Officially a robbery/murder tied to a tenant dispute over evicted renters trashing his property. Multiple perpetrators were convicted (manslaughter and murder charges)
Eugene Mallove - Wikipedia
 - Stanley Meyer (1998): Claimed a "water-powered car." Died suddenly after dinner, saying "They poisoned me." Autopsy ruled cerebral aneurysm due to high blood pressure; toxicology found no poison. His device was deemed fraudulent by courts
Water fuel cell - Wikipedia
 - Rory Johnson (late 1970s): Alleged cold fusion magnetic motor inventor. Reportedly died after moving labs under DOE pressure. No verified details on cause of death; claims of suppression (gag orders) are anecdotal and unconfirmed.
Rory Johnson: Magnatron engine
Rory Johnson, Magnatron engine
 - Arie M. deGeus (2007): Patented zero-point energy ideas. Found unresponsive in airport parking; autopsy suggested heart failure (natural causes). Conspiracy sites speculate assassination before funding meetings, but no homicide evidence.
Project Camelot | In Tribute | Arie DeGeus
> Loureiro, who joined MIT in 2016, was named last year to lead MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, where he aimed to advance clean energy technology and other research. The center, one of the school’s largest labs, had more than 250 people working across seven buildings when he took the helm. IF it was a conspiracy, I'd speculate that he had integrity and therefore he may have posed a significant risk to a massive fusion research funding grift. I'm biased, as I believe many of these technologies that nobody can legitimately explain are fraudulent.
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You explained the theory much more directly and concisely than most PhDs. Unfortunately, there's a vast chasm between theory and practice and the research industrial complex may be corrupt. Similar to CERN and QC, billions in funding has yielded zero practical utility. In just the last five years, VCs have invested over $10B in magnetic/plasma fusion reactor research.
↩ replying to Kayne
Despite the PR hype, the feasibility of net energy production via plasma fusion reactor has not been demonstrated. They're not even close. The materials science alone may be an insurmountable challenge. The problem that arises is that very few researchers are capable of making an accurate distinction between hype and real-world potential, particularly at the production system level. These researchers and their lab directors are highly incentivized to error towards the hype end of the spectrum. If the guys cutting ten-figure checks had a clearer picture of the reality, they might reconsider continued investment. This may be relevant to to the alleged murder.
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If USA was the only country working on it you'd have a point. The Chinese researcher that demonstrated it are state funded. I think the biggest issue is that the elements required for the technology are incredibly rare. "Awesome, unlimited and clean electricity generation" *25 years later* "oh shit we ran out of whatever that crucial element was called"
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I noticed a post from Elon Musk just This Week about how dumb it was to try and make fusion here on earth, something about how the sun is the biggest fusion generator ever, then rambles on about going to Mars. I do not see the point and think Mars is more warning rather than a way forward.