Comments on: Reality catches up with SF https://habitablezone.com/2011/05/09/reality-catches-up-with-sf/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:38:00 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mcfly https://habitablezone.com/2011/05/09/reality-catches-up-with-sf/#comment-969 mcfly Mon, 23 May 2011 08:45:40 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=782#comment-969 My guess is the flux capacitor had something to do with it, but then I'm not an engineer. Not while I'm awake, anyway. My guess is the flux capacitor had something to do with it, but then I’m not an engineer. Not while I’m awake, anyway.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2011/05/09/reality-catches-up-with-sf/#comment-859 TB Fri, 20 May 2011 03:58:21 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=782#comment-859 If that DeLorean really was swinging 1.21 GW around - the power generated by a major nuclear power plant - it would have been throwing lightning bolts across the landscape. Even if you could crank that kind of load out of a Mr. Fusion, what would you run it through? Maybe the 21st century of "Back to the Future" had room-temperature superconductors and magic insulating materials. If that DeLorean really was swinging 1.21 GW around – the power generated by a major nuclear power plant – it would have been throwing lightning bolts across the landscape. Even if you could crank that kind of load out of a Mr. Fusion, what would you run it through? Maybe the 21st century of “Back to the Future” had room-temperature superconductors and magic insulating materials.

]]> By: mcfly https://habitablezone.com/2011/05/09/reality-catches-up-with-sf/#comment-687 mcfly Wed, 11 May 2011 11:39:49 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=782#comment-687 1.21 gigawatts??! Sorry, had a McFly flashback there... 1.21 gigawatts??!

Sorry, had a McFly flashback there…

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2011/05/09/reality-catches-up-with-sf/#comment-649 TB Tue, 10 May 2011 17:20:01 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=782#comment-649 There are a number of approaches being worked on to create batteries that can charge very rapidly. The bitch here is that your charger would need to deliver a spectacular voltage to your car, far beyond anything available to your average residence. Also, not very safe to work around. Fact is, the limit for most homes is 240 V, and that's the bottleneck for charging speeds. There are a number of approaches being worked on to create batteries that can charge very rapidly.

The bitch here is that your charger would need to deliver a spectacular voltage to your car, far beyond anything available to your average residence. Also, not very safe to work around.

Fact is, the limit for most homes is 240 V, and that’s the bottleneck for charging speeds.

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