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minus-squareel_eh_chase@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoI’m getting troll vibes, but I’ll bite lol. Fusion reactions are the exception since you’re turning some mass into energy according to: E = mc^2 There’s many quality videos on YouTube that can provide a better explanation than I ever could.
minus-squareMinusPi@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThey’re not an exception to conservation of energy, it’s just that matter is energy in another form. Fusion reactors just harness that energy.
minus-squareel_eh_chase@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoTrue, thanks for the clarification!
I’m getting troll vibes, but I’ll bite lol. Fusion reactions are the exception since you’re turning some mass into energy according to:
E = mc^2
There’s many quality videos on YouTube that can provide a better explanation than I ever could.
They’re not an exception to conservation of energy, it’s just that matter is energy in another form. Fusion reactors just harness that energy.
True, thanks for the clarification!