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[-] nadiaraven@lemmy.world 92 points 10 months ago

I'm so sorry, but you don't split (fission) helium to get energy. You combine (fusion) helium to get energy. You split something heavy like uranium to get energy.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 47 points 10 months ago

Oh, come on, now you're just splitting hairs!

[-] max_adam@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

From a hairy uranium

[-] dil@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago

I hate that stupid physics ruins this very good joke :/

Xenon and Krypton are noble gasses that are produced from fission, but I don't think they're ever the pre-guillotine input.

[-] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago

What if I fuse uranium huh? What then pal?!!!?

[-] rImITywR@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

The point is the "energy well". That is the elements "in the middle" of the periodic table are more stable/at lower energy states. So fusioning heavy elements or fissioning light elements move to higher energy states, so it will take more energy in than it releases.