Yeah, it sounds crazy, but according to This article from the Wall Street Journal there are at least 42 functioning home-built fusion reactors worldwide. Mind you, they suck down quite a bit more energy than they produce; like expensive research reactors, they don’t produce self-sustaining fusion. The amount of energy needed to produce a reaction is comparable to the amount needed to power a plasma TV. You can check out the Fusor group’s website for more of the photos, a forum, and a short video also featured in the Wall Street Journal article.
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