Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds
Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds
The experimental fusion reactor sustained temperatures of 212 million degrees Fahrenheit for a record-breaking 48 seconds.
48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone
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sick. cool. So uh. How long until power generation happens now?
Ah who am i kidding, it'll be at least a decade, probably more like two. Three including manufacturing and building all the plants.
Well according to the 1993 classic, "SimCity 2000," fusion power becomes available to build in the year 2050. Since I have no other source that provides an exact date of viability, this remians the most reliable prediction we have.
curious, has SimCity predicted anything correctly up to now?
If my experience with the game was an accurate account, quite a few natural disasters.
i like this meta, i agree.
The bell riots, September 2024. See yall there!
Ah who am i kidding, it’ll be at least a decade, probably more like two.
To be fair, they're trying to create a miniature star and keep it controlled/contained, to use its energy. That's some next-gen level stuff.
it's definitely one of the ideas of all time. i just wish people would stop pretending like it's "just right around the corner"
Meanwhile germany is burning more coal than it ever has to generate power because they no longer have nuclear energy. And gas is expensive.
Stay in school kids. Study Physics & Engineering!
yep. Given how long it'll take to develop fusion power, multiple generations of people will have worked on it in practice, and many more in theory.
20 years.
its right 100% of the time 60% of the time
always 20 years off :-)
Since at least the 90s
It was 30 years away in the 1950s and still is.
Controlled fusion is harder than we thought & may be harder than we think.
This is how we arrive at the "always 30 years away" trope.
It's also just kind of how these things tend to go. I mean even the the funny international one ITER. Has had this exact issue, they keep pushing back deadlines over and over again. Which is only really surprising if you aren't familiar with the tech, it's highly complex. But it's a great example as to why this stuff happens.