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

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

One day we will break that record and nobody will ever know again.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I'd like to know more. How do you actually harness the energy produced by temperatures that high? Is the end goal to figure out how to sustain the reaction at lower temperatures or do we actually have ways to generate electricity from those temperatures without losing most of it to waste?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Fusion triple product: the duration the thing works x inverse of how close you are to melting the reactor vessel x how large is the reactor vessel

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

One step closer to getting the T-51s working.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can’t be good for our global warming problem, amirite?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Lol ironic isn't it, considering easy access to fusion power would basically solve the climate crisis.

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