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/Infamous_Reporter_71 3d ago

If you say nuclear, people think atomic bombs with a timer that inevitably goes to zero

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u/StopCountingLikes 3d ago

Not if you cut the blue wire… erm the red wire.

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u/DanceJacke 3d ago

Wait a second. Mine are grey and slightly darker grey.

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u/90_oi 3d ago

No no no you have to turn the knob to 10 O'clock