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

  • Lumisal@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I thought we used magnetrons and such, and the excessive heat was due to current inefficiency and control of the fusion process in containing the heat and it building up higher and higher.

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      7 months ago

      The heat is needed so atoms collide enough to fuse without the high pressure inside a star. The trick is keeping the reaction going.