How the sun works: Fusion and Quantum Tunneling

Henry Reich is developing a YouTube channel for one-minute-physics presentations. Below the fold is one of the more recent productions.

Here is the minute physics channel.

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Eh, I'm not impressed. First of all the comment about a nuclear submarine might be confusing to people who don't know the difference between fission and fusion (and if they do, how likely are they to not know the basic points of this video). The quantum tunneling claim is also slightly inaccurate it also can get away with that because of the immense pressure that is pushing the hydrogen atoms really close together.