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		willis936 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Progress toward fusion energy gain as measured aga... Cars are a good analogy. You wouldn't talk about miles per gallon until you have an engine that idles. Humans are in the engine building phase.

trollbridge 3 months ago [–]

That’s a good analogy - and the situation right now is trying to make a car that doesn’t use its entire tank of fuel before it arrives at the service station.

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