These things get developed for the military because the military and the government are the only ones with the cash to pay for this kind of development. The only ones willing to take gambles on wacko projects that "might" work, someday. Ya, its a great idea, but if you came to me as an inventor looking for $$ for a new invention with a statement like "ya, we have this idea for a big portable device that you can feed garbage and get electricity out the other end" I would be hesitant at best on giving you development bucks. Sure, someone might pony up the cash, but it might take you longer to get funding than it does to develop.
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