Fusion Power Explained - Future or Failure

How does Fusion Energy work and is it a good idea?
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[@stacyseibal1632]

Why cant science teachers just put your channel on the tv. OMG YOU ARE GOD.

[@harshahr2060]

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[@djnaviasura4347]

I love your animation video how you guys make it This video ???

[@neel7468]

hi great job for reaching 8.1 million subscribers i watch your videos everyday.

[@Hoioidoi]

"It's a 10 billion dollar gamble" Americans spend 9 billion on Halloween each year

[@safir2241]

Not to mention military

[@user-vv1do1wg1j]

@@safir2241 ...The military has a purpose you fuckwit, it's only 18% of the US budget (600 billion dollars) the annual budget is 4 trillion, let's get rid of welfare and add a UBI it's cheaper and won't economically damage the country, can't believe you complain about the military and not about welfare ffs mate the military does research too! A lot of our scientific breakthroughs come through the military.

[@VengefulMaverick]

@@th9667 And you dont think your country does the same shit as America or other nations? Tard. Let the grown ups talk here.

[@th9667]

@@VengefulMaverick I dont "think" that my country isnt doing as much bullshit as america. I know it. "scientific breakthroughs". Yes. Nearly 100 years ago. Today it would need MUCH more than a fucking military research group to make something as influencing as stuff like the internet. Or what else did u mean? Cuz most usefull things theese days arent made cuz of the military. And things that actually were made cuz of the military were made while the country was in a big war. Spend thoose 600billion in scientific research and u will get much more "breakthroughs" than with the military. or at least pay 400billion instead of 600 and u could do so much better and more usefull stuff with it

[@th9667]

@@VengefulMaverick I didnt explain myself in my first comment cuz i thought that it is pretty obvious.

[@MrLordex21]

"Hey Ferb, i know what we're gonna do today"

[@ball_handler714]

Ok phineas

[@cameroncoffman8999]

Lol😆

[@binay413963]

Holy moly underrated comment hope it's not ctrl x and ctrl v

[@zenithchan1646]

That would awesome

[@MyNamesNoah]

Wow, another copied comment

[@ethanwaltz4799]

An update for everyone just discovering this amazing channel: we just managed to make a fusion reaction that gave off more energy than we put in! It's not even close to being a viable energy source yet, but it's a huge breakthrough!

[@javierqb8898]

Six years ago fusion was a fairy tale, yesterday the news said we made it profitable in energy terms, when are we going to make it cheap enough? In January? XD

[@ethanwaltz4799]

@@javierqb8898 if only hahaha, I expect within my lifetime, 50-60 years most likely, the most optimistic estimate I have seen is 30 years, but I feel like that is wishful thinking.

[@javierqb8898]

Well, I guess you are right but I think we are very close

[@reuven2010]

@@javierqb8898 no way near... there are still a lot of problems

[@javierqb8898]

Close is a bad word, I m saying a few decades.

[@gazifahim4116]

Just saw the news on the breakthrough in fusion reactor energy and how the chances of it being practical have increased significantly hopefully it'll be a reality soon.

[@ez_company9325]

dont get your hopes up. keep in mind this cycle has been going for like 70 years now.

[@-TheBugLord]

@@ez_company9325 True. A breakthrough in fusion technology means getting 1 baby step closer

[@Livin4Jesus00]

That's the BBC one, right? That led me here too 😊

[@mattsterp4654]

@@Livin4Jesus00 sama haha

[@armyjamescz4662]

@@Livin4Jesus00 lol same xD

[@DrakyHRT]

Kurzgesagt : "Put simply, it's not a bomb" US : U N F U N D E D.

[@ffejpsycho]

Switzerland: "ÜBER-FUNDED!"

[@RitaRossweise]

Fund'nt

[@nguyenhoanglong420]

@@ffejpsycho IT'S A BOMB YO :) if IT WAS HEAVIER SUN THEN KABOOM

[@ffejpsycho]

@@nguyenhoanglong420 the kaboom of complete neutrality!

[@covodex516]

@@nguyenhoanglong420 ? I think you didn't understand their point

[@fitrianhidayat]

"it's not a bomb" That probably only make it harder to get government funding

[@quixotic7460]

lol well played

[@triangleanempire5481]

The thorium reactor got screwed out of a power plant because I WANT MORE BOMBS

[@calisthenicschicken8812]

Why? Americans LOVE bombs

[@inverted_paradox4170]

Say it is a bomb

[@ta-zm7tg]

@Ultimate Doge wasn't just america tons of governments know what a thorium reactor is they just go we want bombs also since these guys have them.

[@urluvchild]

the weirdest thing just happened, I was doing my chem homework, started thinking about nuclear power, that led me to this video, which led me to look up fusion reactor progress. Amazingly 3 hour it broke that for the first time scientists actually had a positive net gain energy from a fusion reaction . Absolutely nuts.

[@reuven2010]

was it including the cost to make the fuel... ? afaik not including fuel

[@patrickstephenson1264]

Holy coincidences!

[@sunnybossynarks]

Maybe you should remember this coincidence and give chemistry a go if you are interested in it.

[@nothcial]

Sure bud

[@nilscarnarius4281]

its fucking crazy, this is bigger than the invention of wheels

[@spacesplaces]

And here we are in Dec 2022 and scientists have for the very first time produced net energy gain with a fusion reaction!

[@Raj-gr6dy]

Ok let's get this up to top comment, so people know the milestones.

[@peacenow42]

@@Raj-gr6dy I'll be way more excited if we spend 10 billion on our greed and corruption problems.

[@darkphoenix_7759]

Go pump that from the us military instead of vital and useful research Both arent mutually exclusive, and id say that fusion is pretty damn important for the good of humanity So why complain about this when the us army gets 1000 times this budget and is just here to destroy stuff?

[@Zack-dc8fp]

Oh dont worry, this technology will for sure kill the oil empire that is part of your greed and corruption problems

[@Mach141]

@@peacenow42 as long as Humans rule the earth, greed and corruption will always exist.

[@mechanicpluto2430]

Electromagnet: -269 Celsius Plasma: 150M Celsius Temperature difference: pretty much what it feels like to turn the shower handle .001 nanometers

[@echobounce2945]

you got a broken shower

[@canuckeraust]

Echo's Tech Side r/whoooosh

[@echobounce2945]

hahaha! yea, seems fitting... but, really, a shower like that needs a better valve. Or the water heater is set too high >.>

[@PropaneTreeFiddy]

Sooo a picometer?

[@MorganEdgy]

@@echobounce2945 double r/woosh, oh my gods

[@4.0.4]

What is this, a science channel making a video that's not about the US election? What a breath of fresh air!

[@Rato3MC]

aiklarung it's over anyway, they have no reason to talk about it

[@4.0.4]

Ratogiro Didn't stop everyone from going all doomsday like it was the end of the world. Moreover alienating the same people that voted for Obama twice as if they're suddenly racist. It's madness.

[@DepthInLength]

+aiklarung Exactly. Honestly I'm just so sick of these election jokes e.e;;

[@Infernoraptor]

Question; are you Latino, LGBT, Black, Muslim, or any other ethnicity/religion/orientation besides W.A.S.P.? If not, don't pretend that the fear is irrational.

[@LuciusVulpes]

I'm Latino(from Puerto Rico, a US Colony) and LGBT, and honestly, the fear is stupid. I support Trump.

[@daneeschaudhry4529]

Just saw the news on fusion energy creating a larger output than input for the very first time, and it’s great to see that 2:50 is no longer a true statement!

[@zacharyschafer9493]

hold yo breath

[@amatayom6100]

That’s why I’m here

[@peacenow42]

did we conquer greed and corruption yet? 10 billion dollars later?

[@joshk5734]

And the world gets brighter...♥️

[@peacenow42]

@@joshk5734 and the people still do not have decent health care for the most part. are we really bright?

[@JayG_]

I’d love to see the analytics on this video given the recent fusion news.

[@peacenow42]

like how much of the 10 billion have we spent (probably much much more). And we need to include the Artemis launch costs.

[@darkphoenix_7759]

@Sunny and the us army budget is almost 1 fucking trillion Get a life or go complain abiut studf that really makes sense instead of complaining about research thatll make the world way better (and potentially help solve some of the issues you mentioned)

[@projekttaku1]

@@peacenow42 more like how we produced more energy than we put in the fusion reaction for the first time.

[@peacenow42]

@@projekttaku1 So we beat the laws of physics and thrift? We got more energy and spent more money. So it must be good!

[@projekttaku1]

@@peacenow42 yup. While were still along way from it being commercially viable, its proof of concept and can now allow fusion energy to advance at a much faster pace, and other countries will also likely catch up with this new development and it'll become a arms race to make it more efficient and cheaper for commercial use. This can only mean good things as it means near limitless clean energy, which would fix many problems in the world and is very desirable.

[@randomguy9305]

"it's not a bomb" Russia and America: then I don't wanna hear it.

[@TengkuAmier]

And China and North Korea

[@starfishhugger6232]

Shots fired!! Bah-dum-tss

[@dmitry4437]

Actually, US, Russia and China are among the biggest contributors to the ITER project where they are building first experimental thermonuclear reactor

[@starfishhugger6232]

@@dmitry4437 ....No one told them that it's not a bomb yet. (I'm kidding good job lol)

[@joaoantonio8175]

Lol

[@lzcats7431]

"It's a 10 billion dollars gamble" *pokes Elon with sticks* C'mon do something.

[@iisduck1811]

lol

[@samuelhaley6114]

You forgot to add a 1 to the ten billion unless that is the joke

[@lzcats7431]

@@samuelhaley6114 stupid mobile touchpad

[@rednaxelA11]

This stuff is a little above elon's iq level

[@lzcats7431]

@@rednaxelA11 Do you think he does all the works in SpaceX? He is a visionary. He doesnt do the actual works. He funds, manage and gathers some of the best people in the business for his works. That is his job. not actually build it.

[@tomjackson868]

FUSION ENERGY UPDATE PLEASE. This channel is the best way to explain to people in lay-man terms how this breakthrough will positively affect our planet and species as a whole.

[@projekttaku1]

remember, this is simply proof of concept and not commercially viable. However now it can advance at a much faster rate and other countries will enter a arms race to make fusion energy more efficient, cheaper and commercially viable, which can only mean good things as global warming will become less of an issue, same goes for pollution, and there won't be energy crisis's anymore.

[@keepitclean8791]

This video explains how fusion energy works. They don't need to update it

[@projekttaku1]

@@keepitclean8791 but alot of what they say is kinda outdated now, like "will we ever get more energy than we put in?".

[@retrothecake1921]

Yeah I'm sure he's working on one as we speak

[@arentweall6394]

coming back to this after the recent news, crazy to see how far this channels production quality has grown while still being just as informing. mad props to the guys at kurzgesagt

[@anteige2396]

It's not a bomb. USA: And like that you've lost me

[@BrandonGiordano]

And for those reasons I'm out

[@MattH-wg7ou]

How fresh and original.

[@shja1998]

Donland they still innovate what our countries do that should be the question... What u can do for the betterment of others rather than asking the opposite question...

[@transient_moonlight]

@Ezio Auditore Europe has invested lots of money on it. France has the largest fusion reactor currently (the ITER mentioned in the video); this year Italy is building an experimental prototype that should improve on France's technology--the so called DTT project. So, the US is not alone in this--it's actually a worldwide project, as it should be (many teams from plenty of countries work together, often in real time)

[@huggybear69deluxe]

@Ezio Auditore but with scientists from all around the world.

[@brb2jndett254]

What will come first, commercial fusion or half life 3?

[@MoustacheMage99]

Brb2jNdett Commercial fusion: half life 3 will require so much energy to run that fusion is practically a prerequisite

[@serdarcs3373]

Probably commercial fusion as small as a phone battery...

[@indrit66]

what is a half life 3?

[@xWood4000]

El Ferrari It's a game if you weren't sarcastic/ironic.

[@aaaaloooo]

xWood4000 Look at his profile picture...

[@NaturalBornCamper]

Please make an update of this video! :D :D :D We are all so excited about fusion + National Ignition Facility made 2 major breakthrough; one in August 2021 and then a few days ago they managed to produce more energy than they used, first time ever. Never thought so much progress would have been made in only 6 years :) With the US government, Google, Chevron and other companies starting to pour billions in fusion energy, it really looks like it might happen in our lifetime. And with recent news, more funding might even pour in these projects from other investors.

[@javierqb8898]

Six years ago fusion was a fairy tale, yesterday the news said we made it profitable in energy terms, when are we going to make it cheap enough? In January? XD

[@projekttaku1]

@@javierqb8898 and with the proof of concept people are going to now try to make it more efficient and cheaper, and more people will convert to using fusion. I only wish we had poured this kind of effort into fusion earlier so we wouldn't be in such a bad situation.

[@iveharzing]

From Laser energy to Fusion energy was net positive. (2MJ to 3 MJ) Electricity to Fusion energy is nowhere near net positive. (between 300MJ and 500MJ to 3MJ)

[@peterbeadle8062]

I watched this video a while ago... unbelievably happy with the progress we're making, seriously! what an amazing thing to be thankful for..

[@opal1076]

"that's not a bomb" -USA left the chat

[@hamanakohamaneko7028]

“Radioactive water” -USA entered the chat

[@javieralejandrotrianapaz6343]

Joe Biden called: he banned the use of the "USA left the chat" joke

[@solus2074]

@@nicefloweytheoverseer7632 i think he's Yuri's brother

[@ssssssssssssssssssssssseeew]

@@hamanakohamaneko7028 So right

[@llounfox9290]

I’m trying so hard to understand this comment

[@andreyrumming6842]

4 years later and 100 million degree temps have been achieved for 20 seconds straight, with more improvements on the way. It's 100% possible, it's just tremendously difficult

[@GuyWhoWatchesStuff]

Ya but that 20 seconds is the big part, we can make it, but it's hard to maintain

[@nichsulol4844]

we want that futuristic power plant as possible

[@maxpayne69.]

Isn’t the big fusion reactor in EU getting a test run in 2027 or something? What a time to be alive! 😍😍

[@rayan-xg5kw]

@@maxpayne69. you mean ITER in France or SPARC in the UK? Both are going to be activated within like 5 years, and they are expected to finally produce more energy than it consumes. Yeah, we are witnessing a revolution.

[@Twiphed]

@@rayan-xg5kw yay

[@razodactyl]

Dammit KZbin - caught me off guard by throwing an old video at me. Massive breakthroughs in this technology have happened. @Kurzgesagt should do a new video!!!

[@Darkmattermonkey77]

Same. It’s why I always try to remember to select the “recently uploaded” filter at the top of the page before scrolling down. I see less content but it also removes videos from years ago.

[@jorg3353]

WEVE DONE IT BOYS 🎉

[@papasun2704]

It was only after I watched this video that I realized Sam Raimi actually researched fusion reactions and didn't just make things up in Spider-Man 2. When Doc Ock talked about "Precious Tritium" and how it was what made his project possible, I thought it was just some imaginary substance. Now I realize that there's serious legitimacy behind it.

[@gabrielpadilla7839]

What was it that the avengers were trying to get to achieve heavy ion fusion?

[@gabrielpadilla7839]

Iridium. Thanks Gabe. Fucko

[@gabrielpadilla7839]

@@ardi9661 I know. I was just adding to the possibility that movie makers dotheir research. Iridium BTW

[@tomtom3889]

@@ardi9661 yea it’s a fusion bomb

[@sahar1213]

@@tomtom3889 a hydrogen bomb, which we have many of already, already uses fusion.

[@Mathias0712]

I write my thesis for ITER now, not a big part but still quite cool that I can contribute to the project

[@davidmangru3762]

No matter how small, thanks for your work. Even if it won’t happen in our generation or the next, fusion is bound to be the energy of the semi-near future, and it’s important that we pave the road to it right now. So thanks again for your work

[@antaresmc4407]

Sorry 69, will like you when more, but deserve it...

[@antaresmc4407]

@@davidmangru3762 the problem is that always 30y out, there's even memes! Its more like a one day will be cool, but for now center on other things...

[@roshannaidu6595]

Nice

[@peeterscharles9077]

If not any big problem occurs during the next few years, the first fusion in ITER is programmed for December 2025. Go on their KZbin channel ! It is so impressive ! They post videos at least once a week and we can see how it goes... These weeks they are assembling some parts of the reactor ! It is so impressive

[@kwesigotit2322]

European scientists say they have made a major breakthrough in their quest to develop practical nuclear fusion - the energy process that powers the stars. -- Would love to see a video on this 🙂

[@traceynguyen6273]

Me too :)

[@seroxen1]

So would I, since a nuclear fusion power plant is being build next to me 🥺

[@scythemachine1894]

@@seroxen1 Lucky you

[@irishrapture67]

Straight back to this video after watching the news today 13th December 2022

[@Grandflea02]

"Nuclear waste is well... Nuclear waste" *Every 60 seconds in africa, a minute passes*

[@yeetus_feetus8564]

Hm yes

[@yeetus_feetus8564]

The floor is made out of floor

[@chris.76256]

And the table is made of table

[@anuragneelam8527]

@@chris.76256 and this joke is made out of joke

[@masterzoroark6664]

@@chris.76256 whoop ass is whoop ass And Math is Math!!!

[@theonionmaster9486]

We’ve reached a point in society where “can we bottle a star” is a serious question

[@BurntFaceMan]

series or serious?

[@GuyWhoWatchesStuff]

Oh ya, if we've already come up with plans on how to make a Dyson Sphere we've reach the pinical of how smart we're gonna be for a while

[@Valigarmanda]

@@GuyWhoWatchesStuff it's pinnacle.

[@brucezar9517]

Not really

[@Kevin-go5we]

@@TheRatsintheWalls Quantum computing already exists. In vitro meat is not feasible because of cost, like nuclear fusion. I don't really know if a "sky hook" is even a feasible idea in the first place. The rest (true AI, curing aging) is likely not possible, but at least definitely cannot happen anytime soon. Aging can be treated as we already know how, and AI can constantly be developed. The AI topic is a very interesting one and honestly is probably the most feasible in our lifespans.

[@davideghirelli5856]

They did it, surpassed the 1:1 Energy in/out ratio

[@peacenow42]

at what cost

[@Nacoli_Tomahawk]

@@peacenow42 -20% of energy,since we get 120% of energy from it

[@peacenow42]

@@Nacoli_Tomahawk at what cost

[@Nacoli_Tomahawk]

@@peacenow42 brainpower,and few billion dollar

[@dylanredman3819]

I don't think oil companies would ever let this happen

[@xnj_]

Kurzgesagt video and Vsauce in the same day? Am I dreaming?

[@slattdogg]

true

[@Till374]

_Lockjaw actually All three vsauces!! :o

[@xnj_]

:O

[@yuehan6711]

IKR 3 vsauce videos as well.

[@TheCheeselings]

_Lockjaw

[@malikmalak4631]

The problem is that it's not like a bomb. So many governments won't bother to invest money and time into it.

[@Horny_Fruit_Flies]

This isn't the Cold War.

[@pyr0b1rd]

Give Trump time and it could be

[@EibeMandel]

10 billion dollars for something that could solve our biggest problems? nah, too expensive and risky.. Military? Let's spend 600 billion dollars a year

[@Horny_Fruit_Flies]

EibeMandel Or build a wall!

[@leavy]

EibeMandel at least that 600 billion is actual money, unlike the 2 trillion bailout the US gave to the banks

[@nguyenchinguyen5080]

I just saw the BBC news and this pops up

[@denverbeek]

"The fundamental currency of our universe is energy." Said like a true Stellaris megacorp.

[@CometAura]

Didn't know ordis was into space strategy games

[@vasamatijasevic1948]

Mr Beast in 2020: raising 10 billion for a fusion experiment to save the earth

[@yegorgribenuke6853]

Plasma Selfie

[@misterp1355]

Good

[@copperiv_4_life25]

Yes

[@laurabennet-stevens843]

More like raising money to help fight covid - 19

[@diyarsen4004]

this aged badly

[@joshuaosei5628]

I like that DBZ reference. I rate it 9001/10

[@joshuaosei5628]

I like the Wallace and Gromit one too.

[@JaleelBeig]

Joshua Osei Your rating is over 9000, how is this possible

[@HatsuneCR]

Joshua Osei They fused piccolo and Goku though.

[@burtonlang]

Cristian Chavez What's his name? Piccoloku? Gokkolo?

[@supersatangod4460]

Broccoli?

[@Virgien]

I love that everyone simultaneously came back here after the news about the breakthrough in fusion energy

[@sOd0p3bOyFr3zH]

Todays was the breakthru of fusion energy 😊

[@reiseninaba8540]

let's just try to do it I mean if Trump can be president then anything can happen

[@denisn8336]

Flare UAEball amen

[@Dougy]

DaBig D boy damn

[@Distress.]

Flare UAEball that's the spirit

[@mezzomac7]

not while trump is president...

[@amazingdevin1472]

true VERY true

[@pedroivog.s.6870]

Kurzgesagt: Can we bottle a star? Dyson sphere: Allow me to introduce myself.

[@prottoyariyan1461]

Like..... can you not? This is way too overused at this point

[@nichsa8984]

@@prottoyariyan1461 geometry dash is playing by A.I

[@Kaizomusicofficial]

Well fusion reactors can come within the next decades. But it may take millennia to make a dyson sphere.

[@theshadowslullaby4265]

yeah, but that came latter, right?

[@pedroivog.s.6870]

@@theshadowslullaby4265 nome of them have came yet

[@smileyp4535]

First time ever fusion net gain in energy today!

[@peacenow42]

at what cost?

[@Kelly--]

with the new announcement this december, it looks like it will be the future..

[@zanagi]

looks like new video is about to come

[@stuffidowhenimbored2219]

@@zanagi In a few months.

[@crabvakho]

This educational channels deserve more subs and likes couse they work harder than any other TY ers..

[@stellarmetal6566]

GameXPer Sry but there too many kids watching GTA V and Minecarft

[@AnsarAli-xl2jb]

GameXPer TubeYouer's??

[@bl1tz533]

+StellarMetal65 I'm 13 and I like this better than GTA...

[@j.p.5013]

GameXPer gape

[@louiskirkpatrick3355]

Share the videos with friends, and help support them! :)

[@drewbryk]

Kurzgesagt: "Fusion is enticing, but we have to consider the possibility that $10b is too much to spend on technology that may not work." F35: "Hold my beer."

[@arachnid83]

Well, you know the drill. If its weapons we gonna do it regardless if it works or not.

[@mightypancake2211]

@@arachnid83 Or the 100s of billions on many other things that happen besides the military, that is the military were downed over night, then war would start, and USA is fitting the bill for the world defense as the rest of the free world makes way towards Communism. So guess what the ill fit militaries of other nations would not be able to defend themselves, wither not as well or not at all.

[@nemanjak50]

@@mightypancake2211 yeah I don't really remember when the US ever defended anyone after ww2, just invaded

[@agentlibre5803]

@@mightypancake2211 And what now since the USSR collapses? Your nation became a thug State in the world. You should have listened to your last President who actually did a military service: the military industrial complex took over. And your socialist welfare program is to keep the DoD loaded: who is the largest employer in the world? (and don't even count its subsidised contractors)

[@mightypancake2211]

@@nemanjak50 Well now, invaded... did the USA claim new territory in those times? No we didn't, Iraq war. we went in and stayed too long and helped rebuild, still sort of doing that. Back to Korea, we were holding back the communists from having a massacre. Or back to Vietnam, Same thing. But Politician kept the generals from doing their jobs. And thus both ended in a defeat. One total and the other half defeat.

[@dailydoseoftheworld4087]

And in 2022 we are now back to this 🙂

[@1xRacer]

1 step closer now!

[@natalyawatson817]

Sun: does energy stuff Humans: Gimme

[@yonz6351]

Human wants stuff from sun 🌞

[@odl2271]

Gamdan Yunizar and the sun just wants your financial support

[@missingno2401]

sun: has energy human: *m i n e*

[@raine167]

Sun: *has energy* Human: is it for me 👉👈

[@darklight2k79]

(in the ATP video) " they learned to eat the sun"

[@pandrzewko2780]

0:08 look at the computer. INCEPTION

[@MelonLord8]

?

[@Swenthorian]

Good eyes!

[@cottoncherry2177]

@@Swenthorian lmao it's easy to see

[@johnrubensaragi4125]

recursion

[@wallahhabibiiii]

What????

[@jamesowens3587]

Hi I'm from the future, Dec 11 2022 and a fusion reaction just created a net gain of 20% press conference coming Tuesday. Interesting to see who will try to hold back and oppose the steps needed to develop this now that's proven possible.

[@peacenow42]

maybe us little poeple struggling to stay alive???? are you interested in us?

[@jamesowens3587]

@@peacenow42 Yeah it's really terrible that you little people all have to die when the price of fossil fuels drops because free energy exists.

[@peacenow42]

@@jamesowens3587 I get it. You think because 'free' energy becomes possible all wars will stop...people will start behaving without greed and corruption...dream away.

[@stephalloplayz]

yay

[@LDSRaichu]

It happened! Lasted 5 seconds but it happened!!!!

[@Omer1996E.C]

I just found your comment on "newest" comments section

[@coachcherokee1488]

What happened

[@MrHeliMan]

TONY STARK WAS ABLE TO BUILD THIS IN A CAVE!

[@flyingfighter5484]

WITH A BUNCH OF SCRAPS!

[@tristanband4003]

I'm sorry, but I'm not Tony Stark...

[@yudifuga]

But he didn't feel so good

[@Orion_280]

stfu

[@bakskejbf9389]

Omg, its a movie, you are so dumb, movies arent real

[@MrOmnos]

10 billion doesn't seem that bad when a single B-2 stealth bomber costs tax payers nearly 2 billion dollars.

[@zsdfasdfas]

The only problem is if you just write scientists $10 billion cheque they wouldn't quite know what to do with it. The parts for the ITAR reaction has to be made by specialist companies from all around the world, and even then they don't always meet the requirements of what the scientists want, and has to be sent back for modifications. Even then they still don't know if the machine will work. Certainly more money will be helpful but sometimes when making new science there's no substitute for patience.

[@GameFreak7744]

All true, but it would still help a lot if governments contributed more to science budgets, which tend to be rather overlooked compared to shit like buying more missiles/planes/aircraft carriers etc.

[@vladimirakopyan4088]

Not true, patience does not get you anything. We sat on our ass for decades and starved nuclear research and space R&D off funding, and progress basically stopped there. This is not fundamental research like general relativity, instead it's an engineering problem. Engineering problems are solved very well by correct application of £££. If there was a sustained high level of funding then you can build the industrial complex you need, train more scientists, etc.

[@keng1632]

enforcing military might is much more practical than gambling on major advancements for humanity. /sarcasm

[@ethangray8527]

+Allahu Akbar No sarcasm is needed, you're right.

[@MajorMosh710]

Incredible how six years ago this was a what if question and now it’s reality, sort of. 😅

[@LAV-III]

Well lads we did it, (kind of sort of not really) but we’ve made progress

[@pops7249]

yay

[@datboy038]

Yep. Well we literally did it it’s just dog shit rn xD

[@SapphFire]

Kutzgezagt Vsauce Vsauce2 and Vsauce3 uploaded a video in one hour.. Wow!

[@SapphFire]

*Kurzgesagt

[@timoschneider5915]

its like x-mas

[@Minimo360911]

SapphFire KNOWLEDGE

[@hunterking6033]

SapphFire q

[@kormannn1]

like after Trump became president.

[@demonwalker01]

Do a video on the molted salt reactor please.

[@Horny_Fruit_Flies]

Upvote this comment so it gets to the top! I also want Kurzgesagt to make a video on LFTRs!

[@Horny_Fruit_Flies]

Upvote this comment so it gets to the top! I also want Kurzgesagt to make a video on LFTRs!

[@czajkowski2352]

LFTRs FTW

[@BeCurieUs]

They did a set on nuclear fission, they mentioned advanced reactors. If they did a video on LFTR, it wouldn't be long enough likely, but if they did one all advanced reactors they might fill the time. Hopefully they know some people to iron out the details, and if they don't me and my nuclear engineering buddies can point them in the right direction.

[@czajkowski2352]

The Emperor has spoken, and so it must be true.

[@vert1811]

come here 5 years later after seeing BBC video about nuclear fusion energy breakthrough

[@SanaVitaYT]

we had haters but we out here in 2022 with nuclear fusion 😎 next decade we growing exponentially 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@StevenRotelli]

Biggest temperature gradient in the universe? Let me introduce you to microwavable hot pockets.

[@highonpercs5229]

lmao

[@isabellev9576]

Yeah, fuck those things. The edges are a billion degrees while the center is absolute fucking zero!

[@Fuar11]

@@isabellev9576 nah, other way around for me

[@yeahkeen2905]

Fuck Off it must suck whenever people respond to you.

[@hi-vr9dp]

He said some, not the hottest.

[@ClayMann]

Oh gosh that animation is just dreamy. OK I have an idea to solve fusion energy. They should do a 10 billion dollar Kickstarter. I'll put in $10 no problem. Let's go.

[@z-beeblebrox]

If only 1 in every 7 people on the entire planet contributes, we'll have this funded in no time!!

[@whatactuallyhappens9857]

tbh, I get a feeling 10 billion wont cut it

[@LoLrand0mness]

no problem, by the time we reach that point, we are the ones printing money :)

[@JoshuaJosephGauthier]

Lets do it

[@natanaelkristian1342]

Btw, what am i getting for my 10$? Tons of virtual kwh?

[@jrnietes6042]

Fast forward, Nuclear Fusion breakthrough!

[@Cornelio-8]

We did it boiiis. The first energy positive nuclear fusion reaction has been reached on earth 🥳

[@Verynonspecificchannel]

I'd like a small sun in my living room please..!

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

It really pulls the room together.

[@shadmandem918]

Very non-specific channel It literally brings in the light.

[@jonathanbrown2981]

Brings the family closer together than ever before.

[@j.p.5013]

Very non-specific channel gape

[@j.p.5013]

Very non-specific channel i'd like small black hole

[@JaviOnade]

We just spent $787 billion to save wall street. I believe we can spend $10B on fusion reactors

[@RandomDucc-sj8pd]

Australia just spent 200 billion to sell guns to terrorist groups and sponsor Indonesia to help them commit genocide on West Papuans. I think we have enough. Australia has also spent 2 billion to boost gas companies in the middle of a fire season too! Australia spends billions handing out subsidies to climate criminals, and also is paying to let gas companies take over CSIROso that they can silence them about climate change. For more stuff like this: see thejuicemedia

[@interstellar3837]

13/12/2022 Scientist’s: “Your welcome…”

[@olegnurmagomedov750]

Now every Physics enthusiast will have this video recommended all of a sudden.

[@Hawkenshmire]

X

[@stephalloplayz]

After watching many Kuzgesagt videos, I have come up with the steps to mastery of the solar system: 1. Create moon base using skyhooks for cheap transportation 2. Get large amounts of energy using helium 3 and fusion 3. Using this energy, construct and power a station capable of mining asteroids autotamanously. While this is under construction, send a shuttle to a nearby asteroid rich in resourses and bring it back using gravity math stuff 4. Expand asteroid operation until rich in resources 5. Expand to Mercury, and set up a system to propel solar panels in order to begin construction of the Dyson Sphere 6. Complete dyson sphere and set up system that can effectively move the solar system using the energy from the sphere and mass from the sun. 7. Come close enough to a black hole that we are able to construct a large glass dome around it and use it as an infinite energy source 8. Stonks just some thoughs I had after watching like 20 videos in a row

[@smitasushilbhegde3655]

well you had the same thoughts as me

[@smitasushilbhegde3655]

and now because of my thought I am doing a project on it

[@yeahboi4975]

If we really talk about it. You just jumped on the 1-1.5 on the kardashev scale to 2 although it's just 0.5 it's a huge gap

[@rawchicken3463]

Now use ambition

[@NickAndriadze]

I... Have a few (dozen trillion) questions. This plan is more flawed then Flat Earthers' brain.

[@slayd3378]

"The Sun works because of nuclear fusion. In a nutshell..." He said it! He said the thing!

[@kaungsatthein8172]

so why the free electron doesn't produce electricity or that just way too hot in the sun

[@zoro.73]

@@kaungsatthein8172 you know, you need a lot of protons ie, H+ and gravity with high temp to start the fusion reaction, but the sun has way more lot of hydrogen, but only 20% of it goes for fusion, and till now only 5% have turned into helium among those 20% hydrogen, the remaining 80% hydrogen only contributes gravity and cannot be used as fuel for fusion you know a star will be a star until it undergoes fusion.

[@sparklenights5421]

@@zoro.73 thanks

[@zoro.73]

@@sparklenights5421 happy to help you :)

[@lolliii5477]

yes p.s.: yey a heppi ending 4 de ppl

[@IvanIvanov-ve6ti]

As a Chemist, Editor and a Pilot. -> The way fusion is explained here is nothing short of a Masterpiece. Amazing work!

[@bellabaxmann]

Watching this in 2022 just hits different

[@f14tomcata88]

0:10 that is a infinite loop on that computer

[@pepsidoggo1598]

yeah

[@earnonlineguide3999]

You have Elvish eyesight

[@leoliu7492]

I can see three loops

[@Wyrmver]

no the last one is just black

[@SomeOne-mr9fe]

Only in technicality. They may have just put 6 loops, and then the pixels become too small to see anyway. Try watching it in a bigger screen, or zoom in.

[@aaronchung9838]

Could you make a follow up to this video, a lot of progress has been made on fusion reactors since 2016.

[@xyz2371]

Someone you don't know What do you mean?

[@xyz2371]

@@someoneyoudontknow6997 I don't follow. What do you mean by the number 69?

[@xyz2371]

@@someoneyoudontknow6997 Why don't you only say? It will save me some time.

[@caiodecastro7956]

could you list some of this progress here? Just out of curiosity....

[@samuelbudzinak]

@@xyz2371 How old are you? :D I can explain it to you, but will be better, if i will know your age

[@codingtech2502]

Now we humans has achieved nuclear fusion technology at 13 December 2022

[@LTDANMAN44]

FUSION WARP DRIVE PLEASE

[@djs9931]

This channel deserves an oscar

[@tinysaddledchicken9274]

And now, this year's winners of literally every Nobel Prize that exists... Kurzgesagt!

[@cryipticcreep5586]

AGREED 💯

[@fragarena9910]

Fuck Oscar, Oscar means shit nowadays

[@keonanwar3135]

Oscar should be the one who deserves this channel

[@mikutokusanagi4140]

DE PIOR MULHER DO MUNDO!!!!!!!!

[@aburexxmastergamer]

1. Catch Sun 2. Throw onto earth 3. Enjoy your fusion

[@egoist920]

It might get a bit hot.

[@lemetrixhdx2810]

GLOBAL WARMING IS A HOAX , MADE BY THE CHINESE!!!!!!!

[@noblesknight8942]

Not if we catch the Sun at Night. Then it'll be cold, duh.

[@ammaranwari7349]

NoblesKnight are you serious???

[@egoist920]

Ammar Anwari He is a noble knight, how could you doubt him!?

[@dallinsilver3175]

Duuude! I had to watch this video again with the news!

[@erlwinfrias2546]

Who's back here because of the ignition breakthrough at the National Ignition Facility?

[@ExEvolutionGaming]

Thumbs up for the Goku and Piccolo fusion dance

[@anthonywalters7434]

Yeah I would have used the gotenks fusion instead though

[@someprick7053]

Gogeta is the best honestly.

[@anthonywalters7434]

The player yeah... but gotenks is still cool

[@Piccolo_Sun]

We need Mastered fusion on dragon Ball 2019

[@pickadifferenthandle]

FU-SION-HAA

[@skylervanderpool3522]

With the add for the Ford Fusion. Well done algorithm, well done.

[@MnMEminem]

I was given CH-R hybrid lol

[@thestudentofficial5483]

Lol

[@ivanlovric5805]

I was given a feet fungus ads

[@RoccoMeatstone]

Lets see a version 2.0 of this video.

[@flickeykrunchofficialYT]

Let's go!!!! This is it

[@JonLeeBarber]

the fact they just explained fusion by showing Dragon ball z fusion when Goku taught the fusion dance to piccolo. props on that subtle piece of joy

[@Superwaffle-ez9ct]

Jonathan Barber yeah, but piccolo isn't a saiyan.

[@mavado1057]

Super Waffle So?

[@Superwaffle-ez9ct]

Mavado so, as a dragon ball fan, I am triggered.

[@Ausholliday15]

I'm petty sure the chaos emerald was powering that generator also

[@makeupislife3988]

I live for these videos

[@Jammermaker]

Makeup IsLife Makeup isnt your life?

[@SoffiCitrus]

Seth Wheeler Rude.

[@LGA-v]

he was just reading her name

[@renai8028]

+Seth Wheeler (I Am The Ram Rod) lol

[@Jammermaker]

The rudest.

[@a42lalrinkimi48]

Tell me i'm not the only one late after hearing about the breakthrough in fusion reactors.

[@sheilajenkins2659]

FUSION BREAKTHROUGH!!!!!

[@jonkrieger5271]

It's worth the risk. Let's spend the money!

[@LeoLazauskas]

There are many other elements that are required for nuclear reactors, apart from the fuel. There isn't enough on Earth to satisfy the demand of all other industries, so where are you going to get more? Mining operations in space are still a long way off, and likely to be incredibly expensive.

[@liberispuritatem]

You've heard the random youtube commenter guy. Do it!

[@jonkrieger5271]

Liberis Puritatem Lol yes! :D

In future, the name of Jon Krieger is known by everyone. Father of fusion power plants.

[@jakeregan2177]

Cept it's already being done. Tomoaraks exist and have for a while. Stellarators are coming, and the Wendelstein 7-X already test fired successfully. By this time next year, they will have run the 'continuous' test as well, and if it proves viable, which the results they have so far are more promising than they originally expected them to be, then it won't be long before someone makes a reactor.

[@espen990]

fusion is the opposite of what nuclear plants do, right? fusion is melting atoms together, while nuclear plants split atoms?

[@quantumwillow2734]

That makes... A lot of sense, holy crap!

[@Operator588]

yep fusion vs fission. also no not really the way a npp works is by using the fuel to make steam that then spins terbines.

[@DBZHGWgamer]

yes

[@espen990]

Then why do both processes create energy, if they are opposites?

[@Operator588]

Espen Sales Because they both produce heat.

[@alexlubbers1589]

Today, December 13, 2022, the NIF achieved a net energy gain from fusion ignition.

[@raven50x]

time to make a new video!

[@GodOfPizza]

"Can we bottle a star" Terraria fans: well yes but actually *yes*

[@julienfriedland2773]

God of Pizza lol

[@lvbboi9]

THANK GOD SOMEONE MADE THIS JOKE

[@karelbeyers621]

Clapping

[@XalconKugelBlitz]

IM YOUR 150 LIKE.

[@GodOfPizza]

@@XalconKugelBlitz okay.. thanks?

[@AkilTheAwesome]

We spend 10 billion dollars on stupid shit every year. Cost being an excuse not to take a chance is bullshit. This is the future, if we actually TRY.

[@benscott4574]

AkilTheAwesome why would money even matter? Do it in the name of science

[@Ecolle12]

Because you need money to do something "in the name of science". You know how world works? I hope you do. Yes money matter.

[@jasonc584]

AkilTheAwesome I totally agree. DO IT. JUST DO IT

[@fbiagentmiyakohoshino8223]

AkilTheAwesome we also spend 10 billion on porn to

[@trispectre8366]

The risk may be great, but the reward is even GREATER.

[@sknova2010]

I really appreciate your hardwork. No words to say.

[@TheKingofEloHell]

Today the technology has been achieved

[@primoshunter]

If I was a rich billionaire I would pump so much money into fusion.

[@Andlekin]

OK... you need about a trillion more, though. The US has spent $30 billion on fusion energy research since the 1950's with no practical application yet. ITER has cost $15billion (triple the initial projection).

[@tygonmaster]

+Jeremy Patton And unnecessary wars have funding in the trillions of dollars. The money is out there. It is just in the wrong hands. Also, you do know that 30 billion in research since the 1950's is basically nothing, right? The '50s were almost 70 years ago. The only reason it is not being funded is regulations and restrictions are put on fusion tech by legislators that were influenced by lobbying and their own personal interests. The money exists. It is just not being put in the right places. No, a rich billionaire would not be able to help alone, but if one wanted, they could help pay our "elected officials" to actually pass what is needed to be passed. That said, billionaires are human and humans are naturally greedy and short-sighted.

[@klm20079]

Nope ;) would pump in students etc to make space mining equipment and start with Tesla and space-x spaceships to bring that to the moon and lest harvest that shit + making moon bases for the workers.

[@Andlekin]

Um, that's great and all, but doesn't solve the energy problem at hand. I think switching money from fusion research into renewable infrastructure development, and battery R&D is money better spent at this point.

[@tygonmaster]

Jeremy Patton At this point, yes, it probably is, but in the long-term, fusion energy seems like the logical next step if we are to engage in large-scale space involvement. We may never get to that point, but if we do, easy access to the moon and its dust would mean massive energy generation. Right now, we just need to get more of a push behind any form of renewable energy. In many areas, there is no funding go into any of it at all.

[@viktor-dy9tr]

10 billion dollar is pocket change, but its better spent on weapons we need those against evil aliens (sigh)

[@stylesrj]

You mean it's better spent on a trillion dollar plane that the military doesn't even want :P

[@ibrax1]

We need a small loan of 10 billion dollars, who's willing to lend it?

[@patu8010]

we could just print 10 billion dollars and create the technology before anyone catches on

[@g2zmo874]

patu8010 nope because inflation

[@thanatifloraa]

I think thats why he said before anyone catches on. But yeah inflation would make problems

[@hadezz371]

Actually just recently, the British managed to exceed the temperature of the Sun.