China claims fusion reactor test a success

[4bucksagallon]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15043462/
BEIJING - China claimed to have carried out a successful first test Thursday on its experimental thermonuclear fusion reactor.

The officials Xinhua News Agency report gave no details about the nature of the test or the results, saying only it was carried out on a Tokamak fusion device in Hefei, the capital of eastern China's Anhui province.

[mainegreen]

1. Yeah but how long did they run the test?

Was it exothermic? Did the reactor walls melt or not? Achieving fusion has been done already. It's the achieving long term exothermic fusion that will get my attention.

[acmejack]

2. They're always short on details!

I would really like answers to the questions you raise.

[sakabatou]

3. Same.

It's already been done with the Z-Machine.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. Three minutes.

According to the register.

[Wilber_Stool]

4. Would you like to keep this press relese or

would you like what's behind door number three?
If that's all they have, why even mention it?

[hogwyld]

5. Start learning Mandarin

The Dragon is fully awake, and with their growing military, and soon to be energy independent, we better get ready for the crap meeting the fan.

[grahamhgreen]

6. You will never learn Mandarin

You will not be helped to learn Mandarin. Mandarin will be the language of the ruling elite. English is for the plebes.