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Fusion Powered Clown Car 10 Years Away? A Neutron Experimentalist Explains


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03:25 - What is a fusion reaction?

06:35 - Can we make any element, even gold with a fusion reactor?

08:37 - What’s the difference between fusion and fission?

09:54 - How is it that fusion and fission both make energy?

10:34 - Why is Jupiter often called “a failed sun”?

10:58 - Why is carbon bad for the environment?

12:53 - What kind of exhaust comes from a fusion reactor?

13:21 - Are both fusion and fission considered nuclear power?

13:32 - Why is fusion safer than fission?

15:28 - How dangerous would a fusion-powered clown car accident be?

16:06 - Plasma, gas & compressions

17:59 - How fast can a fusion-powered car go?

20:33 - Clown size and clown car math

22:26 - When can we get more energy out than we put in?

23:11 - Comparing clowns’ behavior to neutron behavior

23:52 - How massive would a ball of solid neutrons be?

25:26 - What would happen if you held a tiny neutron star in your hand?

26:02 - How much fuel would it need?

26:43 - Would this car require an international effort?

27:23 - When would you expect this car to be delivered?

29:09 - How long can a fusion reaction power the car?

30:00 - How much will this fission powered car cost?

31:12 - Is fusion still the answer if fission is becoming safer?

32:35 - What kind of materials make up a fission reactor?

32:59 - Why do some materials dissipate heat better than others?

34:29 - World record for fitting clowns inside a car

34:48 - How small can you envision a fusion reactor being in the future?

37:13 - Do you think humans make it another million years as a species?

37:27 - Dark matter chit-chat

38:37 - At your neutron facility, are you worried about stray neutrons hurting you?

39:27 - Rank your favorite subatomic particles

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