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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Different kind of fusion. Don't forget hydrogen bombs have been around for decades, right? They're just not very controlled and harnessable.

To the sun's credit, it's 4.5 billion years in and it's still got plenty of juice left to go.