Researchers were able to produce 2.5 megajoules of energy, 120 per cent of the 2.1 megajoules used to power the experiment.
Now we must wait to see if this is an aberration and can be done at scale. I'm ready for the world to change :party-parrot-science:
Government workers got the goods, fuck you capitalism, great 'innovation' you have :fidel-salute:
"The government invented cold fusion in 19XX0s but Exxon covered it up and killed everyone who independently invented it" has been a meme for at least decades.
It’s a useful idea/meme/copypasta/conspiracy because the truth at the heart of it is that those in power want to keep in power.