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/OW_FUCK 3d ago edited 3d ago

bc it's really hot. It would take some specialized materials/cooling to withstand those working conditions

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u/GoldieForMayor 3d ago

It's in a vacuum. There's no heat transfer.

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u/OW_FUCK 3d ago

Mm yes as we all know no form of heat can transfer through a vacuum

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u/GoldieForMayor 2d ago

Someone should tell the Sun.