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Re:US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @01:49PM (#33973804)
There's a fundamental tradeoff between technical precision and explaining things in a way that's relatable to simpler stuff. Deal. With. It.
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Re:US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved by davrosthedalek on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @02:28PM (#33974390)
Not if the original description is exactly the opposite of what happens. You get energy out by making stronger bonds.
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Re:US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved by m55au on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @05:52PM (#33991923)
Stronger bonds by definition are lower energy bonds. So you get energy out by making the total bond energy go lower or "releasing it".
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