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20 years ago they said "Fusion energy is 50 years away and always will be." Soon enough it's going to drop to "Fusion energy is 5 years away and always will be." Which is just silly.

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We'll still be able to confidently say Virgin Galactic is only 6 months away from sending up paying passengers.

Right. The light at the end of the tunnel recedes until it doesn't.

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