throwaway389430@lemmy.cafe to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoNuclear fusion reaction releases almost twice the energy put inwww.newscientist.comexternal-linkmessage-square297fedilinkarrow-up1653cross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todayphysics@mander.xyz
arrow-up1653external-linkNuclear fusion reaction releases almost twice the energy put inwww.newscientist.comthrowaway389430@lemmy.cafe to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square297fedilinkcross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todayphysics@mander.xyz
minus-squareel_eh_chase@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 year agoI’m getting troll vibes, but I’ll bite lol. Fusion reactions are the exception since you’re turning some mass into energy according to: E = mc^2 There’s many quality videos on YouTube that can provide a better explanation than I ever could.
minus-squareMinusPi@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 year agoThey’re not an exception to conservation of energy, it’s just that matter is energy in another form. Fusion reactors just harness that energy.
minus-squareel_eh_chase@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoTrue, thanks for the clarification!
I’m getting troll vibes, but I’ll bite lol. Fusion reactions are the exception since you’re turning some mass into energy according to:
E = mc^2
There’s many quality videos on YouTube that can provide a better explanation than I ever could.
They’re not an exception to conservation of energy, it’s just that matter is energy in another form. Fusion reactors just harness that energy.
True, thanks for the clarification!
No worries 👍