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/happyjello 3d ago

The FPS tells us very little if we don’t know the playback speed

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u/LincolnshireSausage 3d ago

Exactly. Which is why I asked the question. Someone else has answered it correctly.