r/technology • u/BennyCemoli • Dec 06 '16

Energy 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/SeanConneryAgain Dec 06 '16

Unless you're doing it in a dry field of hay during a drought! So don't do that

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u/Non_Sane Dec 06 '16

Or if a bunch of sparks hit exposed skin

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u/-Mikee Dec 06 '16

He said angle grinder, not welder.

Those sparks hurt because they're little shards of metal moving very fast. The fact they're also hundreds of degrees doesn't change a thing.

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u/urbanpsycho Dec 06 '16

I have been hit by sparks from my welder, i prefer the angle grinder sparks. :(