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243 points greesil | 1 comments | 21 Jul 25 15:18 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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wedn3sday ◴[21 Jul 25 15:38 UTC] No.44636478[source]▶
I've always been somewhat partial to the stellarator design, I mean a big plasma donut is cool and all, but what if we twisted it around a whole bunch first!?
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HarHarVeryFunny ◴[21 Jul 25 16:48 UTC] No.44637355[source]▶
I think gravitational confinement is the way to go - it's the only operationally proven design!

Gotta think big!

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weregiraffe ◴[22 Jul 25 09:59 UTC] No.44645038[source]▶
No, it's not the only proven design. The other is a hydrogen bomb. Google project PACER.
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1. HarHarVeryFunny ◴[22 Jul 25 11:54 UTC] No.44645756[source]▶
True - inertial confinement - also used by NIF (laser based). I guess I should have said continuous operation, although I do like the simplicity of Helion's system.