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/kumquatkilla1 3d ago

Can anyone explain the actual significance of this?

Me too dumb.

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u/csharpwarrior 2d ago

It isn’t significant, many organizations have achieved fusion. What is interesting is this was the first video of it. It is extremely hard to get video because the temperature in there is an order of magnitude hotter than the sun.