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		dd36 on Dec 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved There’s not plenty of energy in a lightning strike. https://engineering.mit.edu/engage/ask-an-engineer/is-there-...

HPsquared on Dec 14, 2022 [–]

Funnily enough it's about the same order of magnitude as the fusion event discussed in this TFA: about 1 MJ.

Energy from one hohlraum ≈ energy from two lightning strikes

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