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Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds
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Hotter than the surface of the sun by a factor of ~18000.
Hotter than the suns core by a factor of ~7.
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/temperatures-across-our-solar-system/#hds-sidebar-nav-1
People talk about Icarus flying too close to the sun. Motherfuckers are recreating it in labs ๐
The power of the sun, in the palm of my hand.