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[–] nadiaraven@lemmy.world 92 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] max_adam@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

From a hairy uranium

[–] dil@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year 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 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] rImITywR@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And 'the middle' is iron, in case anyone is wondering.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ironically >:3

/chaos

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Congrats on your newly discovered element 184!

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

For like a nanosecond