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Fusion Researchers Set New Record For Ignoring My Wish To Be Consumed By The Heat Of Seven Suns
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Chris Thompson
April 3, 2024
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What’s All This Nuclear Fusion Business? Allow Me, A True Expert, To Explain
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Chris Thompson
December 14, 2022
New Defector Merch For Your Baby
Finally, Defector merch for the baby who loves food. Designed by illustrator extraordinaire Hawk Krall, our new Chefector baby onesie is the perfect outfit for those little fans of various mush. And for the food-motivated adult, it's available on a regular T-shirt, too.
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Chris Thompson
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Chris Thompson
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Chris Thompson
September 14, 2021
Science
Fusion Researchers Achieve Energy Breakthrough Capable Of Almost Powering One Easy-Bake Oven
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Chris Thompson
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Chris Thompson
June 4, 2021
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Chris Thompson
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Chris Thompson
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Science
They Made An Interactive Virtual Tokamak And Buddy, It Rules
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Chris Thompson
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