Darn …. I’ve contemplated the idea of heavy atom fission (physics seems totally incompatible), deutrium and scarce He 3 (costly moon mining of lunar soil, anyone?). What the heck else might somehow get the plasma in the focus fusion reactor hotter and more energetic? I’ve heard about the Blacklight reaction Randall Mills is working on at his Blacklight Power Corporation. However, this process is still very controversial. It seems to contradict mainstream physics and everything we know about quantumn mechanical principles. And if it works, you would still have to figure – out whether or not it could be workable or compatible with focus fusion.

When thinking “outside – the – box” about countless other possibilities, most of them fall by the wayside as not workable. But I keep hoping that if we maintain an open mind and play hit or miss enough times, one half – baked idea out of every one – hundred or so might finally hit paydirt. Also, assumptions about how things work based upon known principles don’t always work, either. It is no substitute for real world experimentation. Sometimes, you can get unexpected results that can literally blow you away. Many new discoveries and breakthroughs are unexpected accidents. I keep hoping that a major new development in focus fusion happens any day now. I’d love to read an exciting newspaper headline like : ” Eric Lerner’s team of researchers unexpectedly output twenty times more energy …. beats ITER to the punch ! ! ! “