Quick (dumb) idea..

[Joe]

Hm, we have such a big problem with getting rid of nuclear fission waste, so why don't we annihilate it all with antimatter? :)

[AntiVirus]

Yeah....

[Sidoh]

I hope you're not serious.  That's the dumbest idea I've heard in a long time for reasons other than reality constraints. :P

[iago]

Yeah, can you find me some anti-matter?  I think the Borg may have captured the Cardassian's entire supply, but the Bajoran alliance might be able to get some to Earth. 

But seriously, if you want to propose solutions, how about telling them to shoot it up in a rocket aimed for the Sun?

[Kaleeko]

Yeah, can you find me some anti-matter?  I think the Borg may have captured the Cardassian's entire supply, but the Bajoran alliance might be able to get some to Earth. 

Eh. About as likely as being able to barter for some from the Romulans (haha...) and get it across the neutral zone.

Srsly, Joe. What. The hell. -_-

[Joe]

Anti-matter has been made in laboratories at CERN and possibly other places. It's not like we don't have any available to be used. Perhaps not *enough* to annihilate a ton of nuclear waste, but we have some.

As for shooting it in a rocket aimed for the sun, that'd work too. :)

[rabbit]

The anti-matter which is created in laboratories is almost instantaneously annihilated.  That's what happens when ANTI-matter and mater mix: kaboomy.

[Ender]

Joe, to give you an idea of how much antimatter we have in the world, read this quote:

"According to an article on the website of the CERN laboratories, which produces antimatter on a regular basis, 'If we could assemble all the antimatter we've ever made at CERN and annihilate it with matter, we would have enough energy to light a single electric light bulb for a few minutes'" (Wikipedia).

[iago]

The anti-matter which is created in laboratories is almost instantaneously annihilated.  That's what happens when ANTI-matter and mater mix: kaboomy.

They need to get some dilithium crystals to control the flow.  Duh! 

[rabbit]

LIES!  There is clearly a tachyon field encompassing the dilitium crystals, which makes them create a temporal disturbance field.

[Sidoh]

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Anti-matter has been made in laboratories at CERN and possibly other places. It's not like we don't have any available to be used. Perhaps not *enough* to annihilate a ton of nuclear waste, but we have some.

As for shooting it in a rocket aimed for the sun, that'd work too. :)

I think you should ponder acting on rational thought rather than crazy, stupid, non-researched, asinine ideas aimed to act as a beacon for attention. :P

[Nate]

Wouldnt the resulting energy release from destroying that much matter/antimatter kill us all?

[trust]

Wouldnt the resulting energy release from destroying that much matter/antimatter kill us all?

No. Joe has obviously thought this through, I have confidence that he wouldn't have overlooked a detail like that.

[iago]

Wouldnt the resulting energy release from destroying that much matter/antimatter kill us all?

I doubt it.  The energy could be harnessed and used.  That is, of course, assuming we get the dilithium crystals aligned. 

[Sidoh]

Wouldnt the resulting energy release from destroying that much matter/antimatter kill us all?

100kg is enough to move the earth a few centimeters.

I doubt it.  The energy could be harnessed and used.  That is, of course, assuming we get the dilithium crystals aligned. 

lol, trekkie.