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[–] amelore@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Do you have any idea how much fusion you'd have to do to have it be a significant source of helium?

*edit: I was curious but had to guess ranges to do the maths. To fill a single Flying Whale airship, a 2 GW fusion plant needs to run between 90 and 850 years.