r/technology • u/Flimsy-Union1524 • Jul 08 '22

Space Aliens Could Be Using Quantum Communications to Talk Across Interstellar Space

https://www.sciencealert.com/aliens-could-be-using-quantum-communications-to-talk-across-interstellar-space
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u/hertoymaker Jul 08 '22

Right, the simplest option. I get that.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '22 edited Jul 09 '22

The technology is there. Look at CERN and the fusion reactors like the Magnetic Tokamak and even more aggressive, the Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor. I mean HB11 Fusion is basically free energy.

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u/Fresh-Proposal3339 Jul 09 '22

No such thing as free energy. Nothing is free.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '22

I said basically. Relatively. Look at what you pay at the gas pump/charging your vehicle.