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		davrosthedalek on Dec 13, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved Not if the original description is exactly the opposite of what happens. You get energy out by making stronger bonds.

m55au on Dec 14, 2022 [–]

Stronger bonds by definition are lower energy bonds. So you get energy out by making the total bond energy go lower or "releasing it".

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