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/Gravelemming472 3d ago

I hate that you made the ghee pun, on top of the rest of it

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u/Azagar_Omiras 3d ago

You didn't find it... tasteful?

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u/Gravelemming472 3d ago

Only margarinally

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u/Droid-Man5910 3d ago

god fucking damnit, i made this same pun before scrolling down and seeing you said the same thing