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Things You Thought You Knew - Fun with Fusion

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What Is Thermo Nuclear Fusion?

The strong nuclear force only operates on scales as small as the nucleus itself. That's why it takes high density, high pressure, and high temperature to overcome. Lawrence Livermore National Lab got 50% more energy out of this than the energy of the lasers that went into it.

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