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

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah who am i kidding, it’ll be at least a decade, probably more like two.

To be fair, they're trying to create a miniature star and keep it controlled/contained, to use its energy. That's some next-gen level stuff.