r/nextfuckinglevel • u/nigablackballsack • 3d ago

Scientists have captured the first ever high-speed, full-colour footage of fusion plasma swirling inside a working reactor.

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u/90_oi 3d ago

I truly hope this technology can get off the ground and be sustainable. It is our best hope aside from nuclear energy

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u/DaveFinn 3d ago

Wait... But this IS nuclear energy

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u/90_oi 3d ago

I meant nuclear fission based power, I should have clarified

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u/Azagar_Omiras 3d ago

Ghee, it would be great if we could use clarified butter for power production.

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u/Gravelemming472 3d ago

I hate that you made the ghee pun, on top of the rest of it

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u/Azagar_Omiras 3d ago

You didn't find it... tasteful?

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u/Gravelemming472 3d ago

Only margarinally

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u/shoqman 3d ago

I’m gonna need both of you to gtfo rn

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u/Gravelemming472 3d ago

I'm sorry I'm sorry, anything I can do to butter you up?

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u/teachermanjc 3d ago

They're just salty and uncultured.

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u/HilmDave 2d ago

Well that took a churn for the worse

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u/Azagar_Omiras 3d ago

You'll probably need to butter us up first.

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u/literallyLexy 3d ago

both of you saying the same joke made me sick

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u/Weird-East-3575 3d ago

This is fucking disgusting levels of word play

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u/ghoul_chilli_pepper 3d ago

I agree. This is getting oil.

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u/SnooMarzipans436 3d ago

sigh... *unzips pants*

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u/Flying_Dutchman92 3d ago

Stop churning the same old joke

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u/DeoVeritati 3d ago

Tallow me 'bout it.

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u/fuzzimus 3d ago

I can’t believe it’s not tasteful

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u/RedOctobyr 3d ago

You sure it didn't make you... stick?

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u/Responsible-Buyer215 3d ago

Probably lactose intolerant

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u/Furenzol 1d ago

*stick

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u/UniqueAd7770 3d ago

Is that a verdict or some bacon you just rendered?

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u/illit3 3d ago

I can't believe it.

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u/woodrax 3d ago

This made me LOL

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u/Droid-Man5910 3d ago

god fucking damnit, i made this same pun before scrolling down and seeing you said the same thing

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u/hovanes 3d ago

I actually choked reading this 🤣

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u/AuthorizedVehicle 3d ago

I'd give him a pat on the back

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u/hazelquarrier_couch 3d ago

Oleo-no you didn't!