What is cold fusion and why can't we harness it?
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Aero the lifeguard
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Lots of great info here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion In general, there are only a few "true believers" these days in any form of cold fusion that could produce more power out than put in.
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Cold fusion using current tech is a myth that has been essentially debunked.
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You can't harness it because it doesn't exist. It is a variation on the perpetual motion idea, i.e. that you can get more out of a system than you put into it, which is impossible, at least in this universe.
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cold fusion is nuclear fusion at room temperature
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There's currently being constructed an experimental fusion power plant somewhere I can't remember, the fusion is going to happen by transforming the hydrogene into plasma, so it's not exactly 'cold'... EDIT: I realized this isn't exactly the answer you were looking for.. simply put, cold fusion is not possible because some sort of energy source is required to begin the fusion
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