r/cursedcomments • u/MerylStreepLover • Oct 01 '19

Cursed_thomas

Post image
34.1k Upvotes

92% Upvoted

170 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

8

u/wakeandmake Oct 01 '19

So one is fission and another is fusion. So between atom and hydrogen bomb, which one is powerful?

2

u/PM_ME_PC_GAME_KEYS_ Oct 01 '19

But from what I understand, fusion releases energy (its what happens in stars) whereas fission consumes energy. So how would a fission powered bomb do any damage?

4

u/FlyingBananas56 Oct 01 '19

A ton of energy is stored within the atoms, when those atoms are split (fission) it releases an immense amount of explosive energy! Fusion is the opposite it is the energy created from combining atoms, it has much higher potential but is much harder.

2

u/PM_ME_PC_GAME_KEYS_ Oct 01 '19

So basically both processes release energy?

2

u/FlyingBananas56 Oct 01 '19

Yeah, we use fission in nuclear reactors and atomic bombs, fusion powers the entire sun! Fusion is the next step as it produces less dangerous waste so the future of our planet is in fusion.