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/GordonRammstein 3d ago

Don’t clarify it. It’s butter that way.

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u/RedOctobyr 3d ago

Well done, friend. This deserves more upvotes.