P6_1 Fusion For Breakfast

Authors

  • Katie Knowles University of Leicester
  • Jack Strachan-Deol University of Leicester
  • Laura Thompson University of Leicester
  • Aidan Kelly University of Leicester

Abstract

In this paper, an investigation is conducted to determine whether the human jaw is strong enough to fuse two hydrogen atoms together. It is found that the human jaw could bite down and successfully fuse 14 pairs of hydrogen atoms simultaneously. Given the energy generated via this fusion, it is then determined that it would take a human 3.204×10^10 yrs - 8.520×10^10 yrs to induce a sufficient number of fusion reactions to meet the average human’s daily energy requirements, thus implying that a human could not hypothetically sustain themselves solely on hydrogen fusion.

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Published

01-11-2021

How to Cite

Knowles, K., Strachan-Deol, J., Thompson, L., & Kelly, A. (2021). P6_1 Fusion For Breakfast. Physics Special Topics, 20(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/3893