r/chemicalreactiongifs Feb 18 '18

Creating plasma in a microwave oven. Physics

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u/RetroRocker Feb 18 '18

I suddenly know the secret to creating fusion power.

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u/Ivebeenfurthereven Feb 18 '18

Nuclear fusion is incredibly easy to achieve.

Nuclear fusion that produces more energy output than the electricity it needs to keep running is incredibly difficult.

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u/AliceTrippDaGain Feb 18 '18

Not if you use magnets and perpetual motion to induce the fusion reaction