China's 'artificial sun' nuclear fusion reactor sets new world record

[lester1/2jr]

New record: China's 'artificial sun' nuclear fusion reactor ran at 216 million degrees Fahrenheit (120million°C) for 100 seconds. Its previous record was 180 million°F for 100 seconds

How it works: This graphic shows the inside of a nuclear fusion reactor and explains the process by which power is produced. At its heart is the tokamak, a device that uses a powerful magnetic field to confine the hydrogen isotopes into a spherical shape, similar to a cored apple, as they are heated by microwaves into a plasma to produce fusion

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9643419/Chinas-artificial-sun-sets-new-world-record-running-216MILLION-F-100-seconds.html

It also achieved a peak temperature of 288million°F – more than ten times hotter than the sun"

[zelmo73]

Boy, just imagine the meltdown of that sucker! It would make Chernobyl look like that time that the tide washed away your sand castle. 

[RCMerchant]

Gee- you guys are so fun to hang out with! 

[LilCerberus]

It's very pretty, but can it power six states?

[lester1/2jr]

it could roast dozens, if not hundreds, of marshmallows at once

[Allhallowsday]

it could roast dozens, if not hundreds, of marshmallows at once

How 'bout every marshmallow on the planet? 

[Trevor]

it could roast dozens, if not hundreds, of marshmallows at once