What the MKone said ^

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:36, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

Why though?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:37, Reply)

Is that one word not explanation enough for you, man?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:38, Reply)

No

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:39, Reply)

Thermodynamics. Innit.

(Bazongaloid, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:41, Reply)

The threshold energy for fusion to occur is very high..
you have to force the atomic nuclei together, ain't gonna happen at room temperature. Hot fusion involves plasma so "hot" that atoms are ripped apart.
The people trying cold fusion reckon some sort of catalyst would lower the threshold, if so no-one's discovered it yet.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:46, Reply)

reckon some sort of catalyst would lower the threshold, if so no-one's discovered it yet. are attention-seeking charlatans.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:48, Reply)

clickin dis right here.

(Bazongaloid, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:49, Reply)

there is an energy barrier to be overcome in all chemical reactions
it's pretty fucking high in fusion. You need to put a cock load of energy in to get a bigger cockload out.

That's pretty tricky at room temperature.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:47, Reply)

I do hope this is how you explain things in your lectures at work.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:48, Reply)

pretty much.
I'm probably a bit swearier than should be reasonably expected of a lecturer.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 14:26, Reply)