China turns on Artificial Sun

Dec 5, 2020 9:23 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=disNMpE_KsQ
https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/1335009478375174145

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I call bullshit

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"clean"

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Is this what doc oc tried to do in Spider-Man 2?

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And what Bruce Wayne was trying to do in Dark Knight Rises?

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Well yeah, for 20 seconds.

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Probably nanoseconds, technically.

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If it's true then great. But research has been ongoing throughout the world to make a viable fusion reactor.

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its always: if its true with china. and they dont have the best track record of it beeing true lately.

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Ever*

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I think it ran for 10 seconds. Which was considered a lot. I read that it produced about 1/3 of the energy it needed to start in that time.>

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Pretty impressive considering that was the energy several thousands of homes use in a year.

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And said research has been going on for decades and we're still nowhere close to viable fusion. In the meantime practical advancements in 1/

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fission are being ignored. By the time the fusion magic bullet is ready to meet our energy needs - if it ever is - it will be too late. 2/2

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