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lurkandpounce t1_j1tzys1 wrote

Even if you used all of the available fusion fuel (deuterium/tritium and any other hypothetical possibilities) you would not get close to the power coming from the Sun. The Sun contains 99.8 % of the mass of the solar system, and most of that (73%) is hydrogen. As our energy needs rise we will inevitably need to capture more of the Sun's output to meet those needs.

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