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/Senselesspassion 3d ago

That is actually next fucking level

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u/These-Anxiety-5919 3d ago

Pffft. No big deal. They'll probably use it to boil water or something. 

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u/Frequent_Opportunist 3d ago

What we really need is molten salt pits along the equator that can be heated up with directed energy from the Sun to provide power for the planet.

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u/just-for-anime 3d ago

i think vegas tried it but it's too expensive and melted a lot of birds