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Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds (www.livescience.com)

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48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I didn't say they did, just said probably, I'm just a stupid redneck.

Oh and how do we capture said multi thousand deg helium?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh and how do we capture said multi thousand deg helium?

By cooling down the air that contains it until it's liquid, then distilling that. Actually a standard process though usually you freeze down natural gas not just random air, it's quite helium-rich.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I’m just a stupid redneck.

You got that right, at least