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What if it were a recipe for a functional fusion reactor?

Would I rather spend money on scholarships for poor children or buy the recipe for a functional net-positive fusion reactor from aliens? How much recipe does each of my dollars get?

I’d give away all of my current net worth and take out a loan for $1 million from loan sharks and give that away too for a functional fusion reactor recipe, pending some questions about whether they will be able to sell the recipe again, do we actually have the materials to build the device and I’d want my nuclear engineer friend and lawyer to review the terms.

I know this is besides the point but even if we didn't have the materials, just knowing what materials we lack and that they are possible is monumental and would be worth tens of billions of dollars.

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