How can a nuclear power plant create a hydrogen explosion?

[Anders Lindman]

If you integrate the area under these curves, you will find that the power you get out is precisely equal to the power you put in.

Dave

One could argue that the vacuum energy in this case is already a part of the quantum uncertainty of the particle itself. I forgot to mention that the quantum fluctuation curve in the diagram is from the vacuum energy in empty space, and not something from the physical particle itself. The vacuum energy in empty space affects physical particles and adds energy to them.

By using a kind of Maxwell's demon approach, maybe energy could be extracted out of the vacuum. Maxwell's demon is a hypothetical super efficient agent that can sort particles on the fly. To extract energy from the vacuum it would be enough to use a less efficient principle. There are some scientific experiments going on looking at the possibility to do just that. Very interesting stuff. Here is one example: http://ecee.colorado.edu/~moddel/QEL/Presentations/Dmitriyeva_abstract2010.pdf

 

[jargon buster]

Very interesting stuff.

I beg to differ...

 

[Anders Lindman]

That's nice. Now run along and power something with your zero point energy.

If it's possible to extract energy from the vacuum, and that idea is not entirely speculative, then it COULD be dangerous to do that. So I would stay away from things like that until it's sure that the technology is safe.

 

[KingMerv00]

Anders? Am I on ignore?

No more chemicals:



No more bread:



No more bubble gum:



No more aquatic mammals D):

 

[LashL]

Once again, this thread is not about atom bombs being fake. More off-topic posts have been moved to Abandon All Hope. Please stick to the topic of this thread, lest you incur more severe penalties pursuant to the Membership Agreement, the fallout from which some have likened to that an atom bomb.

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