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RE: Sod Global Warming..
By EidolWays on 4/8/2008 1:51:21 PM , Rating: 2
Unless I'm completely off-base, there's no need to worry.

A star's "need to feed" is largely limited to hydrogen. The process of fusion consumes two isotopes of hydrogen and releases helium. Thus the only thing a star is going to consume is that hydrogen. The exception is when the star is exceptionally massive and its core can reach the temperatures needed to fuse heavier elements. Only then do stars begin burning the heavier elements that remain within them when all hydrogen is exhausted (this is actually the source of many of the heavier elements in our universe). Any fusion reaction created on a minute scale in the lab is not going to involve nearly enough mass for that kind of reaction. Mind, supernovas do involve the "burning" of those heavier elements, but in this case I'd imagine they'll be providing the extra energy needed to get there using the same laser they use to start the fusion reaction.

Essentially, the Earth is largely composed of heavier elements. Small stars burn hydrogen. Therefore, the Earth isn't going to be consumed.

Same reason it hasn't been consumed by hydrogen bombs.

