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Fusion question - smart guys help appreciated
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:51 pm
We can get unlimited, safe power from putting atoms together, but we get nuclear bombs when we split them. So we get energy from putting them together and breaking them apart?
What am I missing?
What am I missing?
30
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:53 pm to junior
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smart guys help appreciated
Whelp, I’m out.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:54 pm to junior
We now have the ability to fuse a trailer to a boat to form a trailer boat.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:54 pm to junior
You think the OT is filled with nuclear scientists?
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:55 pm to junior
Nuclear power is the future, always has been.
But you have to get rid of that pesky radioactive waste. I say shoot it off into space.
But you have to get rid of that pesky radioactive waste. I say shoot it off into space.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:55 pm to junior
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What am I missing?
A lot apparently
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:56 pm to deeprig9
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But you have to get rid of that pesky radioactive waste
Nice thing about fusion is there is negligible waste
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:56 pm to SixthAndBarone
There are some VERY smart people here. There are tons of people who think they are.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:58 pm to junior
You have to have a base plate of pre-famulated amulite surmounted by a malleable logarithmic casing in such a way that the two spurving bearings are in a direct line with the panametric fan. If you don’t, the main winding of the normal lotus-o-delta type placed in panendermic semi-boloid slots of the stator will not stabilize. It’s pretty simple
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:58 pm to HoboDickCheese
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You have to have a base plate of pre-famulated amulite surmounted by a malleable logarithmic casing in such a way that the two spurving bearings are in a direct line with the panametric fan. If you don’t, the main winding of the normal lotus-o-delta type placed in panendermic semi-boloid slots of the stator will not stabilize. It’s pretty simple
Can't find any errors here.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:59 pm to junior
Has to do with the size of the atom. For atoms larger than iron, you gain energy by splitting the nuclei. For atoms smaller than iron it's the other way around.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 6:00 pm to HoboDickCheese
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You have to have a base plate of pre-famulated amulite surmounted by a malleable logarithmic casing in such a way that the two spurving bearings are in a direct line with the panametric fan. If you don’t, the main winding of the normal lotus-o-delta type placed in panendermic semi-boloid slots of the stator will not stabilize. It’s pretty simple
What he said…..
Posted on 12/13/22 at 6:00 pm to junior
quote:The energy is not unlimited and we get more powerful bombs when we fuse Hydrogen together.
We can get unlimited, safe power from putting atoms together, but we get nuclear bombs when we split them
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What am I missing?
The basics.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 6:01 pm to junior
Fusion is exothermic (releases energy) for light elements and endothermic (absorbs energy) for heavy elements.
Fission is the opposite - it is endothermic for light elements and exothermic for heavy elements.
Put another way - anything lighter than iron will release energy during fusion and absorb energy during fission. Anything heavier than iron will absorb energy during fusion and release energy during fission.
ETA: Elements with atomic masses from ~30 (phosphorus) to ~90 (zirconium) are basically in the Goldilocks zone where the nuclear attractive force is roughly equal to the electromagnetic repulsive force, thus the elements are relatively stable.
Fission is the opposite - it is endothermic for light elements and exothermic for heavy elements.
Put another way - anything lighter than iron will release energy during fusion and absorb energy during fission. Anything heavier than iron will absorb energy during fusion and release energy during fission.
ETA: Elements with atomic masses from ~30 (phosphorus) to ~90 (zirconium) are basically in the Goldilocks zone where the nuclear attractive force is roughly equal to the electromagnetic repulsive force, thus the elements are relatively stable.
This post was edited on 12/13/22 at 6:12 pm
Posted on 12/13/22 at 6:01 pm to deeprig9
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But you have to get rid of that pesky radioactive waste. I say shoot it off into space.
This shite right here is how you get the little green men to show up and kill all of us. How about we don't shoot radioactive waste at them?
Posted on 12/13/22 at 6:02 pm to junior
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We can get unlimited, safe power
Here's the part you're missing. We can't do this.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 6:02 pm to junior
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What am I missing?
The touch of a woman.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 6:03 pm to junior
I think Chicken needs to create verified Blue Egg checks so we can separate the smart responses from the smartass responses I am sure this thread will be filled with.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 6:03 pm to junior
When you push two Hydrogen atoms together to form Helium, they get real hot, it takes the gravitational force and density of a star at its core to make that reaction happen.
Making that happen on Earth, spending less energy on the equipment to force the fusion than the energy created at the point fusion is a game-changer.
Did I get that right?
Making that happen on Earth, spending less energy on the equipment to force the fusion than the energy created at the point fusion is a game-changer.
Did I get that right?
Posted on 12/13/22 at 6:04 pm to lostinbr
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Fusion is exothermic (releases energy) for light elements and endothermic (absorbs energy) for heavy elements. Fission is the opposite - it is endothermic for light elements and exothermic for heavy elements.
It is my understanding that the tip over point on the periodic table is iron. (Iron synthesis being endothermic.) Hence, the reason why iron formation is the death spiral for main sequence stars.
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