Martin_RB
Martin_RB t1_ixu5bhb wrote
Reply to comment by Krunch007 in Covering a cylinder with a magnetic coil triples its energy output in nuclear fusion test by Gari_305
That's true (and I don't see steam turbines going away anytime soon) but more of our distribution system is becoming DC every year, particular high voltage transmission lines.
So over time the advantage of inherently produce three-phase power will reduce, maybe even becoming a drawback.
Martin_RB t1_iufkawc wrote
Reply to comment by foersom in ELI5: Why are the colours in rainbows in separate lines? by Oheligud
Then congrats you are the first of your kind biological anomaly and researchers would love to dissect your eye...or you did it wrong.
Martin_RB t1_j6mdhpl wrote
Reply to comment by M05EPH in Eli5 Why can’t Stars use Iron in nuclear fusion? by Drippidy
To simplify further: You can think of iron as the ash of atomic reactions.
Why can't you burn ash? Because it's already been burnt and given all the energy it has to give.
The same goes for iron, it is the end result of atomic processes and doing anything with iron requires you putting more energy into it.