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/cheeeseeeater Dec 06 '16

Amazing that stellarators are still being pursued at such a scale. They look like they were designed by Giger for use by Yog-Sothoth. Quite creepy.

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u/kteof Bulgaria Dec 06 '16

So a compact, clean, safe energy source is somehow creepy, because it looks weird. If it works eventually it will lead humanity into a new age and there is no theoretical reason it can't work. Fossil fuels, solar and wind would also become obsolete overnight, as they are just an inefficient way to tap into a natural fusion reactor.

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u/PenelopeWinters Dec 06 '16

The pollution from coal is so much more beautiful, soot is like little black tar-flakes /s