North Korea claims successful nuclear fusion

[FLPanhandle]

Yesterday, North Korea's official state media reported that the country had successfully carried out nuclear fusion, the holy grail of cheap, clean energy that has heretofore eluded every other scientist ever.

North Korea described their success in creating a "unique thermo-nuclear reaction device," going beyond the mere demonstration of the process, which several teams have accomplished before. The announcement coincided with the birthday of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung. A world-changing scientific breakthrough? Best birthday present ever!



You know that somewhere, someone actually believes this.

[UndertheOcean]

1. Ha Ha Ha ..n/t

[gravity]

2. I hope they weren't talking about a bomb

[Systematic Chaos]

3. And they did it all using their circa 1974 computers and 8-track boomboxes.

:yourock:

:rofl:

[GreenStormCloud]

4. The follow-up announcement will be that "Dear Leader" personally conducted the research.

They have as much credibility as Baghdad Bob did.

[maxsolomon]

5. he's just aabout dead so let's tell him anything that keeps our rations stable

simultaneously the funniest and most tragic country on the planet.

[Esra Star]

6. I find the evidence in the photo very compelling.

Firstly: lose the jokey hats. It doesn't scream nuclear science.
I still think of cousin eddie (Randy Quaid) in National Lampoon's Vacation.

[Echo In Light]

7. lol

[Old Troop]

10. Do not mock the Democratic Republic's juche radiation

defeating headgear.

[TheWraith]

8. Producing fusion is fairly easy, actually.

Fusion that produces more energy than is put in, THAT is hard.

[Motown_Johnny]

9. ???? !!!!! ????? Nuclear Fusion is what Hydrogen Bombs do. Room Temperature Fusion is ...

the "Holy Grail" of nuclear power.

[taught_me_patience]

11. Looks like they created fusion in a 1000 gallon drum

with no radiation to boot!