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[–] pntha@lemmy.world 32 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

fission. aside from the fact physicists didn’t invent either, we’ve yet to boil any water with fusion.

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 22 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

We've boiled tons of water with it, but there have been no functional turbines involved in a ten mile radius.

[–] Flipper@feddit.org 17 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] wieson@feddit.org 16 points 11 hours ago

But is it closer or further away than 16 km to the nuclear fusion source?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 28 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Give me a concave mirror and I'll change that

[–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 14 hours ago

Best I can do is a convex lens.