Monday, December 23
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What If We Could Build a Replica of the Sun on Earth?

Imagine what it would be like to have miniature version of our Sun right here on Earth.

Would this artificial star provide us with an infinite supply of clean energy?

Would we even need all the coal and nuclear power plants that give us electricity today?

Transcription and sources; https://insh.world/science/what-if-we-could-build-a-replica-of-the-sun-on-earth/

Watch more what-if scenarios:
Planet Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-HhCwYD7rc&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTJCzxwmCq0NNpYq9N9wyb2l
The Cosmos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfuJyVkMH_g&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTJno6oFF9nLGuwXNGYHmE8U
Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS3bBO05fpU&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTIeRY3JtgXgoGqSEB7kDdKO
Your Body: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmXR46TrbA8&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTJNsV9FFeNAKl2ySsHj8GZO
Humanity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdCDQIyXGnw&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTIFnvmOeWbv-Mt8zFxSCSvZ

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“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere.” — Carl Sagan