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France runs fusion reactor for record 22 minutes (newatlas.com)
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[–] 83 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Why don't we use "shatters world record" like the pro-China articles where they did this for 16 minutes?

I know why.

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  • [–] 49 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Because that one was over double the length of the record before it and this one is closer to a 35% increase.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    So it's probably just a "slams"

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Why do you care so much what an article says about France's accomplishments of science and China's accomplishments of science? Why can't we enjoy the movement of technology without bickering about lines drawn in the sand by people none of us know or care about?

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