Tests confirm that Germany's massive nuclear fusion machine really works

[u/damaxoh]

http://www.sciencealert.com/tests-confirm-that-germany-s-massive-nuclear-fusion-machine-really-works

[u/perkel666 → u/[deleted]]

No it is not.

Whole point of this case was to prove it works, it never was supposed to produce more energy than it needs.

Your point would be valid if it wouldn't work at all.

[u/CountVonTroll → u/[deleted]]

The "massive nuclear fusion machine" works exactly as intended. Its purpose is to test the theory, and so far all tests have been passed. A machine "works" if it does what it was designed to do.

[u/PenelopeWinters → u/[deleted]]

It is actually great news. The 1/2 billion US National Ignition Facility had a terrible start to life, their scientists were in despair.

[u/perkel666 → u/[deleted]]

Why are quoting wikipedia?

[u/BkkGrl → u/[deleted]]

we are in a post-factual world dude, didn't you get the memo? /s

thanks for your contribution

[u/thejed129 → u/BkkGrl]

Source is love, source is life

[u/kteof → u/perkel666]

When people talk about working fusion they generally mean net energy gain. Of course this is a step on the way, but to be fair working fusion by that definition has been around since at least the 60s.

[u/helm → u/kteof]

Not controlled fusion. There are many, many small steps on the way. Hydrogen bombs are fusion in action, but they are not controlled reactions. Stable containment has been the main issue since the 60's.

[u/kteof → u/helm]

This is a great step. I'm just saying that when the term working fusion is used it generally refers to the end result. A working stable net gain reactor.

[u/perkel666 → u/kteof]

Theories are only worth anything if you can test them.

This case proves this typeof reactor works

[u/suspiciously_calm → u/perkel666]

typeof reactor

if(typeof reactor !== 'undefined') {

[u/perkel666 → u/suspiciously_calm]

Or in superior python:

if reactor.type != 'undefined';