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[-] nadiaraven@lemmy.world 87 points 6 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 6 months ago

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

[-] max_adam@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

From a hairy uranium

[-] dil@lemmy.world 30 points 6 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 6 months ago

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

[-] rImITywR@lemmy.world 12 points 6 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.