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19 million Amps

Posted by Hemos on from the coursing-thru-their-veins dept.

deblau writes "On July 27, scientists at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Nevada Test Site said they generated a current equal to about four times all the electrical current on Earth. During the few millionths of a second that it operated, the 650-ton Atlas pulsed-power generator discharged about 19 million amps of current through an aluminum cylindrical shell about the size of a tuna can. Official news release is available from the DOE (PDF)."

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  1. Re:Wouldn't that be... by Filter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Your post time says 10:24AM, you need to get some sleep, I have seen these symptoms before. You'll be alright.

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  2. Re:Fucking nerd by 21st+Century+Peon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Then why are you reading Slashdot?

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