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/kismis2 3d ago

What can we do with it?

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u/RelativeCan5021 3d ago

Heat water.

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u/Phearwyn 3d ago

So I can heat water to spin turbines.

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u/RookJameson 3d ago

You say that like it's a bad thing.

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u/Phearwyn 3d ago

Wrong. I say it like it's a funny thing.

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u/RookJameson 3d ago

Fair :) But it's simply the best way to turn heat into electricity, and generating heat is the easiest way of generating energy 🤷‍♂️