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.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

From a hairy uranium

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 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 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Ironically >:3

/chaos

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Congrats on your newly discovered element 184!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

For like a nanosecond

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

☝️🤓