Helion Energy achieves fusion milestone

Re:Helion Energy achieves fusion milestone by _Microft on Thursday July 22, 2021 @06:24AM (#27917285)

Beside temperature for which one could also state the thermal energy for instead, I would only object to the imperial units. All others are needed to describe different physical properties and part of, or derived from the standard unit system („SI units“).

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Re:Helion Energy achieves fusion milestone by isaacimagine on Thursday July 22, 2021 @07:08AM (#27917525)

What about neither?

> 1 glass of [fuel] is enough to power a house for 826 years…

We talking 8 ounces? What if I'm extra thirsty?

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Re:Helion Energy achieves fusion milestone by medstrom on Thursday July 22, 2021 @09:21AM (#27918499)

To some people I know, a "glass of water" means a small glass about 200 ml, to others it's 500+ ml. Also, how much power does one "house" draw?

But it's moot, the point is not that you should take away "826 years" from the article, just "a very long time". Perhaps they should have written "hundreds of years" instead of creating a false sense of precision.

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Re:Helion Energy achieves fusion milestone by Tade0 on Thursday July 22, 2021 @08:33AM (#27918100)

Also: we're talking imperial or US customary fluid ounces?

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Re:Helion Energy achieves fusion milestone by CrazyPyroLinux on Thursday July 22, 2021 @10:42PM (#27926619)

African or European swallows?

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Re:Helion Energy achieves fusion milestone by DennisP on Thursday July 22, 2021 @09:52AM (#27918834)

Then you can power a bigger house.

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