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[–] FreshLight 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It always produces unbelievably great memes when another person discovers how humanity generates energy from splitting atoms. I was baffled, too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

It just makes sense. Our only way to convert electromagnetic radiation to current is photovoltaics, so solar. No way to convert alpha/beta radiation to current. So what else does fission release? Fuckload of motion. Mostly heat if it’s not as a blast, in which case it’s still mostly heat but with a pressure wave that levels cities. Heat though, heat were real good at making into electricity.