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what exactly is a fusion core? i've been hearing this term alot in the past few weeks. Is it just a plasma grenade?

  • 06.08.2004 5:15 PM PDT
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No, it's those things in Zanzibar that would explode if dropped or shot at.

  • 06.08.2004 5:16 PM PDT
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A fusion 'core' is the 'piece' of a reactor that the process of fusion happens. In other words it's the area inside a reactor or power plant that the power is created.

  • 06.08.2004 5:16 PM PDT
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What he said.

  • 06.08.2004 5:17 PM PDT

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Wasn't it mentioned on the Maw level?

  • 06.08.2004 5:18 PM PDT
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That was the fusion reactor .

  • 06.08.2004 5:19 PM PDT

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Oh, sorry.

  • 06.08.2004 5:20 PM PDT
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Fusion refers to the nuclear reaction where two particles "fuse into one" For exaple: two hydrogen atoms may fuse into a single Helium atom. This reaction gives off SO much energy from a small mass of hydrogen that it's an ideal fuel for the pillar of Autumn. In a fusion reactor, even a a few kilos (or puonds for those not metrically inclined) would be enough to power th e ship for a _long_ time.

Did you know: The only way to produce Helium on our planet is through fusion in a nuclear reactor. It's true.

  • 06.08.2004 5:25 PM PDT
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So the helium we fill balloons with is created in a Nuclear Reactor? Isn't that expensive?

  • 06.08.2004 5:26 PM PDT
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So the helium we fill balloons with is created in a Nuclear Reactor? Isn't that expensive?

No, helium exists in nature, the only way for us to "create" it is using fusion.

  • 06.08.2004 5:31 PM PDT
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Ooh.....yeah, it would be kind of a pain to spend all that money and time creating helium just to fill a balloon. :)

  • 06.08.2004 5:32 PM PDT
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makes perfect sence where would we be without baloons and were can I find helium in nature??

  • 06.08.2004 5:33 PM PDT
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Helium naturaly exists high-up in the ionisphere where it gradually leaks into space. But to collect it, it's actually given off spontaneously and continously by Uranium ore, or discarded casings from nuclear reactors (In rather large amounts).

  • 06.08.2004 5:39 PM PDT
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in real life i know what a fusion reaction is and i know about the reactor core which produces energy. what i dont understand is how you can use the fusion core to your advantage in Zanzibar.

  • 06.08.2004 5:48 PM PDT
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Just to assauge the helium debate, taken from a scientific journal:

Helium is commercially extracted from natural gas.
When you cool natural gas to below -164 degrees Celsius, it liquifies,
and what is left is mostly helium.

It seems unlikely that you could do this at home, as even North Dakota
rarely gets that cold.

If you just want something to lift a ballooon, natural gas (mostly methane) itself
will work, and hydrogen is easy to make.


There's many ways to make helium :)

  • 06.08.2004 5:54 PM PDT