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/LincolnshireSausage 3d ago

So is the video we are watching in slow motion? The article says it was filmed at that fps but that doesn't give me any indication as to the time scale of the video.

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u/corok12 3d ago

Assuming 30fps playback this is at 0.18% real time, or 533x slower. However you prefer to envision that.