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Water (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So do we not count the mini suns being created at places like Livermore Labs? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

We can't make plasma dense enough to have significant convention over radiance, and the longest active run is only a minute or so. We're a good way away from plasma stable enough to be called a star, although it's getting closer. Hydrogen bombs are probably the closest we have so far.