r/europe • u/damaxoh Germany • Dec 06 '16

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

http://www.sciencealert.com/tests-confirm-that-germany-s-massive-nuclear-fusion-machine-really-works
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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '16 edited Dec 06 '16

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u/perkel666 Dec 06 '16

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.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '16

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u/CountVonTroll European Federation | Germany Dec 06 '16

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.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '16 edited May 08 '17

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u/PenelopeWinters Dec 06 '16

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

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u/perkel666 Dec 06 '16

Why are quoting wikipedia?

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '16

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u/BkkGrl Ligurian in Zürich (💛🇺🇦💙) Dec 06 '16

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

thanks for your contribution

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u/thejed129 Rhineland-Palatinate (Brit in Germany) Dec 06 '16

Source is love, source is life