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Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds (www.livescience.com)

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48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone

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[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yes! I’ve heard. I would love to try some of that.

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 3 points 7 months ago

Always careful with gasses. You basically replace a certain amount of capacity in your lungs with them, so you can very much suffocate yourself if you overdo it.